Author Archives: Littlehampton United

“I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer” – Isaiah 56:7 People need to bear witness to the courage and resilience of those who have lived experience of poverty – Attendee of … Continue reading →

“How you doin’?” This famous line from Joey, played by Matt LeBlanc in the late 90s and early 2000s American sitcom Friends, often brings a smile to those who recall the antics that would entail. When we are asked this … Continue reading →

At the Joint Public Issues Team we orient our work around six hopes for society, one of which is that politics will be characterised by listening, kindness and truthfulness. While politics has always been a mucky business, the 24 hour … Continue reading →

On 22 April the global military spending figures for the 2023 were released, and perhaps unsurprisingly, spending has increased across the world, with total global military expenditure reaching $2443 billion in 2023.[1] For the first time, all five continents saw … Continue reading →

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 →

“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 →

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 →

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 →