Policy and Government

Members of APPG on Faith and Society meet to talk about future plans for the group
The FaithAction team were in parliament this week to meet with the new members and officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Faith and Society. The APPG on Faith and Society was established in 2012 to highlight the valuable contributions of faith-based organisations across […]

Why I want to work with FaithAction and the APPG on Faith & Society
The FaithAction team have been delighted to be joined this year by an intern to provide support for our work in Parliament, particularly as we work hard to get the All Party Parliamentary Group for Faith and Society, for which FaithAction is the secretariat, reconstituted […]

2024 Review of the Year!
2024 has been another hectic year for the FaithAction team. Here’s some highlights of our 2024. See something of interest? Get in touch to find out more! #FaithinPartnership Week The third annual #FaithinPartnership week took place between 9th and 13th September. Coming after an election […]

2025: A year of change for the NHS, and your voice matters!
We currently have the biggest opportunity for a decade to influence the direction of the NHS in England. In November we posted a blog highlighting the open consultation for the NHS 10 Year plan which allowed individuals, organisations and charities to give suggestions about how […]

Your Chance to Shape the Future of Healthcare: Engage with the NHS 10-Year Plan
With the NHS in a critical time for change, the new government is aiming to transform the NHS for the next decade, and they need your voice to help shape its future. Through its open online consultation portal, change.nhs.uk, the NHS wants to hear from […]

It’s Inter Faith Week 2024!
This week is Inter Faith Week 2024, a special week providing a focal point for the fantastic work that is being done across the country by faith communities and others, helping to open inter faith activity up to a wider audience so that more people […]

Red Sky at Night…
Everyone is looking for signs of what impact the new government will have on their work, perhaps none more so than the voluntary sector and the faith organisations within it. One early pre-election indicator was in a speech by Sir Keir Starmer where he set […]

Give ’em A Break!
Recently, it seems as though the newspapers have been full of stories of freebies, fashion, and football matches. This is in relation to some donations and gifts that the Prime Minister and his family have enjoyed. Then there have been accusatory articles about the salary of […]

We Asked … You Said: Insights from Our Research
In the weeks leading up to the General Election, through a series of weekly surveys, we asked our members what they would like a future government to focus on. Coming out prominently from the early results were the Cost of Living, Housing, and far beyond […]

Election reflection—are we entering a new era of government and politics?
Change is in the air. Could this be due to the change of personnel in the Commons? Perhaps because England is actually winning football matches these days? (The men at least; the women are already champions!) Or is it because summer seems to have come […]