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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 →

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Sharpest increase in UK poverty for 30 years

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Littlehampton United

The new government statistics on UK poverty make for horrendous reading. The median UK household got poorer by 1.5% after housing costs. However, behind that average hides a story of those with the most getting more, and those with the … Continue reading →

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Myanmar: Remembering a Forgotten Conflict

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Littlehampton United

Our churches recently issued prayers for Myanmar to mark three years since the 2021 Myanmar coup. For the people of Myanmar, this marks three years of living under repressive military rule. Three years of civil war. Three years of civilians … Continue reading →

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£10,000 National Archives grant for the Methodist Church

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Littlehampton United

13 March 2024 The Archives and Record Advisory Group (ARAG), a subgroup of the Methodist Heritage Committee, will receive a £10,000 Resilience Grant from The National Archives for its project ‘Ministry of Memory.’ From Shetland to Jersey, thousands of Methodist … Continue reading →

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A response to violence in Haiti

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Littlehampton United

13 March 2024 The following prayer has been written to support to the people of Haiti and the Methodist Church there where on-going violence continues to affect the country.   Almighty God, We weep with our Haitian brothers and sisters as they continue to … Continue reading →

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Statement on Antisemitism and Islamophobia

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Littlehampton United

12 March 2024 A statement from the President and Vice President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Gill Newton and Kerry Scarlett We are deeply saddened and concerned about the increase in antisemitism and Islamophobia in the United Kingdom. Such incidents, … Continue reading →

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The Budget: a masterclass in ignoring poverty

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Littlehampton United

The headline measure in the Budget was a 2p cut in National Insurance. This gives the bottom fifth of earners around £350m a year, however the top fifth of earners will receive over 10 times more – more than £4Bn. … Continue reading →

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