Author Archives: Littlehampton United

JPIT churches among 265 signatories of joint statement on Rwanda Bill

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Littlehampton United

Over 260 charities and organisations have signed a joint statement on the Rwanda Bill as it begins its Second Reading in the House of Lords, encouraging peers to reject the Bill and protect people’s rights. Among the diverse list of … Continue reading →

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Homelessness among refugees and how you can help 

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Littlehampton United

Homelessness is on the rise this winter, especially among people recently granted asylum in the UK. So last week, JPIT partnered with Housing Justice and Compassionate Communities to hold a webinar exploring how churches can respond. Why is homelessness an … Continue reading →

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Church leaders issue joint call for action on poverty in 2024

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Littlehampton United

Senior leaders from churches and charities have called on politicians to take urgent action on rising poverty in the UK and around the world. In a joint statement released today (Friday, January 5), senior Christian leaders – including theGeneral Secretary … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Faith in human rights: Our common journey as global citizens

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Littlehampton United

This week begin celebrations of 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). We may not have much day to day awareness of UDHR or be able to quote any of its 30 articles, but we all have … Continue reading →

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Prayers for COP28

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Littlehampton United

Creator God, as COP28 takes place in Dubai, we turn our focus to the environment and to those attending the global climate summit. We give thanks for the Faith Pavilion at COP28. Unifying God, we give thanks for this significant … Continue reading →

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