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Are the Sustainable Development Goals good news for the poor?

4th March 20196th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 519 Views 0 Comment christian, community, crisis, Faith, poor, Poverty, Sustainable Development

It has been over two years since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were signed off in New York. These 17 goals have an emphasis on

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Church of England urges five days of prayer for poor as Brexit looms

27th February 201927th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 354 Views 0 Comment Brexit, Church news, church of England, COFE, community, Days of Prayer, Faith, hunger, poor

Justin Welby says economic warnings cannot be ignored and focus must be on the vulnerable. The Church of England is

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New report shows Mayor’s action on air quality will benefit poorest Londoners the most

16th January 201914th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 425 Views 0 Comment Action, Climate Change, community, Congestion Zone, Environment, Factories, fossil fuel, global warming, London, Mayor, Pollution, poor, Sadiq Khan

New research published today shows how the Mayor’s bold measures to tackle London’s filthy air, including launching the world’s first

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Individualistic tax system is crippling UK one-earner families

4th November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 408 Views 0 Comment #Finances, community, earners, Families, government, Income, low income, money issues, politics, poor, report, single, struggle, tax, working class, worse off

CARE’s latest tax report shows that decisions made to increase the personal tax allowance has led to a disturbing individualism

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Restore maintenance grants for poorest students to boost diversity on campus, university boss says

5th September 20182nd September 2018 Josie McFarlane 577 Views 0 Comment #Loans, #Student finance, #Studentss, #University #Poverty, black, community, Diversity, government, graduates, poor

The government must bring back maintenance grants for poor students in order to improve diversity in higher education, according to leading universities amid a

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Challenging Times

20th June 2017 Mariah 1163 Views 0 Comment authentic, blessing, Britain, challenge, change, divided, election, God, Gospel, government, grief, heart, hunger, International, Jesus, justice, London, meek, merciful, mourn, nation, negotiations, peace, poor, public, pure, terror, thirst, times, troubled, wise

In Britain, we find ourselves in challenging times. We have had an election in which the winners lost and where

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Archbishop of York invites churches to support WaterAid’s Harvest Appeal and provide water to world’s poorest

8th June 20178th June 2017 Mariah 1197 Views 0 Comment Archbishop, Bottles, churches, clean, Congregations, countries, Drought, Families, fundraising, Harvest appeal, hunger, inviting, Life, poor, UK, Water, WaterAid, weather, York, Zambia

The Archbishop of York is inviting churches and congregations across the UK to join him in supporting WaterAid’s life-giving bottles