Policy and Government
Faith groups—a solution to wrap around healthcare
Several themes have come out of last week’s survey on health and social care. A predominant one is the way in which the NHS can be helped by local faith providers coming alongside people to help them live healthy lives, and help them to navigate […]
At least they agree on one thing…
The major political parties recognise the importance of faith as a vital element in British society. This has always been the case for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, who understood the importance of faith as a motivator for the Big Society in 2010. This Monday, […]
So… what does matter to us?
Following last week’s survey opener, we’re able to bring you some preliminary statistics from the first round of responses. There’s still much to play for—so if you haven’t responded yet, our remaining quick surveys will be launched each week, and they’ll remain open at least […]
What Matters To Us?
Well, we are off – General Election 2024 is announced – campaigning has started … I think most of is feel that the campaigning has been happening in a kind of “phony war” style for some time. The most attention-grabbing news in this election has […]
Budget 2024
Much has been written about this budget already – even before the Chancellor got up to speak on Wednesday afternoon. Given that it’s possibly the final time this government will be delivering a financial statement before the next election, there has been a lot of […]
What really matters to me?
I seem to be constantly doing battle with Facebook and other realms of social media to escape the advertising and distracting video clips I didn’t want to watch. I get about three posts from genuine friends and then I’m stuck in a world of advertising […]
Faith Covenant Update: New Signatories and Growing Momentum
Members who have been following our work for some time will know about the Faith Covenant. For those who don’t, the Faith Covenant is a framework to facilitate effective partnership working between local authorities and faith groups. It has been adopted by 28 local authorities […]
‘Under the wire’ requests
It seems that we increasingly lurk from one crisis to another. The horrors of the last week in the Middle East can stir our emotions in many ways and it is right that we should be attentive to the suffering of others wherever they are. […]
Quarterly Roundup: reports, projects, and upcoming opportunities
As we head into the summer, here is a quick rundown of what we’ve achieved in the past three months, and a look ahead to a series of new projects and events that we will be launching from September. Two New Reports: Inclusive Social Prescribing […]
Does Government Do God?
Conversation about the recent Bloom report has continued in various fora during recent weeks. These discussions are going to be an essential part of the faith engagement strategy that emerges, whether that looks like a coherent plan or a collection of separate policies and projects. […]