Monthly Archives: April 2024

Is Britain is suffering from “sick note culture” or from unhelpful rhetoric and tired old policy?

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Littlehampton United

The Prime Minister’s speech and press release on disability benefits last week was depressingly familiar. The formula of “moral mission”, “unsustainable cost”, “toughen-up testing” followed by a bit of “they are gaming the system” has been used repeatedly over the … Continue reading →

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Don’t use asylum seekers as a ‘political football’, warn church leaders

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Littlehampton United

Senior leaders from the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have joined Anglican and Catholic Bishops to express their gratitude for those who work alongside refugees and asylum seekers, in the face of rising hostility and unjust malignment of this … Continue reading →

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Churches express outrage at the Rwanda Bill

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Littlehampton United

An open letter, signed by over 250 organisations from across civil society in the UK, including the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches and the Church of Scotland, has been sent to the Prime Minister following the passing of the … Continue reading →

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Is it “mental health culture” or hunger that has gone too far?

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Littlehampton United

“Mental health culture has gone too far, says Mel Stride” said a headline in the Daily Telegraph two weeks ago. In the article below it the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions outlined his view that a significant factor … Continue reading →