British Isles
Friday, 25 November 2016 15:47
'JAMS' will be crushed over 5 years
The Autumn Statement offers little help to the ‘Just About Managing’ classes. Their overall incomes are set to be squeezed even more severely over the course of this Parliament than previously thought, according to a new…
Friday, 25 November 2016 15:42
#JoyToTheWorld this Christmas!
1 December sees the launch of www.achristmasnearyou.org which allows people to find their nearest Christmas church services wherever they live in the UK. The Church of England already has nearly 19,000 Christmas services and events registered…
Friday, 25 November 2016 15:06
Autumn Statement
Denis Healey delivered the first version of the Autumn Statement In 1975 and made it a duty for the Government to publish two economic updates a year. On Wednesday the Chancellor of the Exchequer said, ‘I…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:51
Prison Service not working
On 3 November, Justice Secretary Liz Truss unveiled a White Paper detailing £1.3bn investment in new prisons over the next five years along with plans for 2,100 extra officers, drug tests and more autonomy for governors.…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:49
Christians denied UK visit - ‘too poor’
The Church of Scotland has condemned Home Office red tape that twice denied visas for an invited delegation of Pakistani Christians because they are too poor. The Presbytery of Glasgow vouched for the two delegates from…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:47
BBC: reduction in Christian programming?
The BBC will increase its multi-faith coverage in response to a report submitted to Lord Hall by BBC religion and ethics department head Aaqil Ahmed, who said that there is an imbalance in the network's religious…