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Church leaders respond to net zero announcement

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Littlehampton United

In response to the Prime Minister’s announcement on net zero policies, the following joint statement has been issued by the Baptist Union of Great Britain, The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church. We are dismayed that the Prime Minister … Continue reading →

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Introducing Sienna

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Sienna Sexton is our JPIT/Parliamentary intern for 2023-2024, using half of her time to further the Joint Public Issues Team’s workplan and the other half gaining experience in the parliamentary office of Cat Smith MP. Here, Sienna tells us about … Continue reading →

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Introducing Annie

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Blog · 14 September, 2023 I am the JPIT Intern for this year, and I will be helping with the general running of JPIT and with the various projects that JPIT are currently focussing on. I am really excited to … Continue reading →

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Loss and Damage in the run up to COP-28

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Our headlines are once again inundated with extreme weather reports and dire climate warnings. From raging wildfires to scorching heat and catastrophic storms, one thing is clear: the impacts of climate change are here, with universal consequences.  Over the past … Continue reading →

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Conflict Prevention and ‘A New Agenda for Peace’

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Currently, a quarter of humanity is living in places affected by violent conflict, with the world facing the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War[1]. We face significant challenges, with the ongoing devastating war in Ukraine, global … Continue reading →

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The Illegal Migration Bill becomes law

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Early this morning, the government’s Illegal Migration Bill passed its final parliamentary stages and will shortly pass into law. Church leaders from JPIT’s denominations have joined with civil society groups and charities in a solidarity statement to mark this moment, … Continue reading →

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Voter ID: the Consequences

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Littlehampton United

At the local elections in May, voters were required to present photo ID for the first time in England. The changes to the law were introduced by the Conservative Government in the Elections Act 2022. The change was criticised by … Continue reading →

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Why the US should change course on sending cluster munitions to Ukraine

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Littlehampton United

We urge President Biden not to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. In 2021,  97% of global deaths from cluster munitions were civilians and two thirds of these were children.[1] Unexploded bomblets from cluster munitions litter areas of land posing a … Continue reading →

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Interest rate rises: is there another way?

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Littlehampton United

On 22nd June, the Today programme contained an interview with Karen Morgan, an economist who advises the Chancellor and is employed by the financial institution JP Morgan. She gave an admirably honest account of the orthodox view of tackling inflation. … Continue reading →

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Banning boycotts and divestments – have we not learned anything from South Africa?

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Littlehampton United

The UK Government has just tabled a bill placing restrictions on Local Authorities and universities that is extraordinary in many ways. The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill states that central government (not Local Authorities or their constituents … Continue reading →

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