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Good news for the New Year: A new agreement to curb tax dodging

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Littlehampton United

When you heard Big Ben strike midnight on 31st December, was your first thought that “this marks the moment when international tax laws change to make it harder for multinationals to avoid tax”? If, inexplicably, you had other priorities at … Continue reading →

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Christmas hope shared behind the prison walls

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Littlehampton United

22 December 2023 The Methodist President gives the sermon for the Carol Service at HMP Lindholme Christmas is a difficult time for those in prison. The separation from loved ones is emphasised by the season and often by guilt. It … Continue reading →

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Introducing Nathan McGuire

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Blog · 21 December, 2023 In the autumn of 2016, I embarked on an early morning journey to Calais with my tutor, Simon Jones, to visit ‘the jungle’, a place I’d heard much about at Spurgeon’s College. Stepping out of … Continue reading →

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Death of Vivienne Jeannot, Haiti

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Littlehampton United

21 December 2023 Vivienne Jeannot, a Former National in Missions Appointments (NMA) postholder, has tragically been killed during an attempted kidnapping in Port au Prince, Haiti. Following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Vivienne oversaw the administration of donations totaling … Continue reading →

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Poverty in the UK

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Littlehampton United

UK poverty levels in violation of international law Last month, the United Nations poverty envoy, Olivier De Schutter, stated that the UK is in violation of international law due to the poverty levels currently being experienced. This came five years … Continue reading →

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 75 years on

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Littlehampton United

What is the Declaration and where did it come from? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was written in 1948, following the devastation of the Second World War and the atrocities and absolute horror of the Holocaust. The United … Continue reading →

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COP28 – A call to “accelerate action”

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Following my article two weeks ago on what would count as ‘success’ at COP28, here is a report back. Predictably, COP28 ran over for an extra day as delegations struggled to tried agree a final statement that all might support. … Continue reading →

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President and Vice-President Christmas message 2023

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Littlehampton United

15 December 2023 This year, the Methodist Church has chosen the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem as part of the Out of the Ordinary Christmas campaign. You can find more details about the resources available on the Methodist Church … Continue reading →

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Responses to COP28

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Littlehampton United

13 December 2023 COP28, the annual United Nations meeting where governments discuss how to limit climate change, has taken place in Dubai. You can read about the meeting and its outcome here.  The Methodist Youth President, Thomas Hart, offered the … Continue reading →

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Grantham plaque celebrates John Wesley

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Littlehampton United

13 December 2023 John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church, travelled far and wide to spread The Good News, visiting communities across the land. Last month the Lincolnshire town of Grantham celebrated its two visits from John Wesley with … Continue reading →

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