Looking back on 2018: top five blog posts
As we start a new year, we revisit the posts on our blog that had the biggest impact in 2018.
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Foodbanks and the politics of salvation
A powerful and challenging blog from Nick Waterfield, chair of Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield.
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Christian responses to poverty: community not charity
At the start of November 2018, Church Action on Poverty and our partners at ‘Life on the Breadline’ held a National Poverty Consultation in Manchester, drawing together many people in the churches who are involved in tackling poverty and injustice. At an opening panel on ‘Church of the Poor’, campaigner Stef Benstead shared these thoughts on Christian responses to poverty.
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Living with a learning disability now
In this guest blog, Neil Carpenter talks about his new book Austerity’s Victims.
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“We have failed ….” Reflections on food banks and Universal Credit
Nick Waterfield, chair of our local group in Sheffield, shares some reflections as he prepares for their annual Pilgrimage event.Read more ““We have failed ….” Reflections on food banks and Universal Credit”
Extreme poverty and human rights
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights is visiting the UK in November 2018. Church Action on Poverty is doing what we can to ensure that during his visit, he hears the stories of the real experts – people with lived experience of poverty.
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“Constant suspicion and scrutiny.” Time to rethink benefit sanctions
Church Action on Poverty joined with several churches recently to make a submission to an MPs’ inquiry into benefit sanctions. Lucy Zwolinska of the Joint Public Issues Team explains what we’re asking for.
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The rich CEO and Lazarus
Our Communications Manager Liam Purcell reflects on news that the government plans to make businesses publish the gap between the pay of their chief executive and an average worker.
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What does a ‘church of the poor’ look like?
Some inspiring thinkers have been helping us to develop our vision of how churches could engage better with poor communities. Communications Manager Liam Purcell shares what we learned.
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Universal Credit – universal chaos?
In a guest blog first published by the William Temple Foundation, Greg Smith reflects on work at the sharp end of austerity Britain, and theological approaches to change.
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