Author Archives: Littlehampton United

Blog · 11th September 2020 I’m Lucy, and I’m really excited to have just started work as JPIT’s new full-time intern. Having spent the last three years fossilising among medieval manuscripts and piles of books while studying for an undergraduate … Continue reading →

I desperately want to see an end to Universal Credit. Last month I sat with a church member facing threats of eviction from her landlord. Like many people at the moment, work has dried up and she has no income … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) Youth has announced the cancellation of its 2021 Youth Assembly due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on behalf of URC Youth Executive, Reuben Watt, URC Youth Assembly Moderator, said it was a “difficult decision to make”: “It certainly wasn’t taken lightly. Youth Assembly means just as much to us as the Youth Executive as it does to the URC’s young members. Read More … … Continue reading →

A new free online tool has been launched to help churches monitor their environmental impact. The 360° Carbon calculator enables United Reformed churches to assess and track the carbon footprint of their buildings and activities across different areas: energy, travel, food, waste, water and other expenditure. Read More … … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church’s (URC) Safeguarding team will launch the denomination’s five-year safeguarding strategic plan with an online conference on 9 October. The symposium, which brings together those who oversee and lead safeguarding in local URCs and synods, takes place from 12.30pm to 2pm via Zoom. Read More … … Continue reading →

Over this series we’ve been digging in to how decisions and therefore change is made in the UK. Hopefully by this point, we all have a stronger understanding of the structures in place that lead to policy change, but we … Continue reading →

“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” is an adage which holds true in many settings, politics not completely excluded. Key to making change, is understanding who has the power to make that change. Of course the biggest … Continue reading →

There’s a danger in the UK of equating policy-making with the halls of Westminster. While this undeniably a key component of UK policy making it is not the only one. In order to affect change in the UK it is … Continue reading →

As we mentioned in our first part, political institutions are dominated by deep-rooted norms and values, and therefore are often highly resistant to change. However, this does not preclude the possibility of change under the right conditions. But this change … Continue reading →

There are almost unlimited amounts of policy problems that could be addressed by government. So why is it that some issues make it to the top of the government agenda and others do not? Why do governments make the decisions … Continue reading →