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One People Commission launches new resource: Visions of Justice and Hope
A new resource by the One People Commission and South Asian Forum launches today. Visions of Justice and Hope explores one of the most contested cultural questions of our time: What does it mean to be human and a Person of Colour? Complete with a small group study guide, Visions of Justice and Hope…
Assisted dying law – what comes next?
By 330 votes to 275, following less than five hours of debate, the vote split traditional party divisions to back the proposed bill to permit assisted dying. It was notable that as the vote tally was read out in the chamber of the House of Commons there was not the customary cheering when votes are…
Danny Webster
Fast fashion: does our relationship with clothing reveal an identity crisis?
Gaining millions of views online and the rise of “clothing hauls” on TikTok and Instagram have started to normalise the overconsumption of fashion. These social media videos often involve showcasing huge amounts of clothing, concerningly low-price tags and are usually purchased from brands with…
Lydia Gilbertson
A Christmas story of grace, compassion and friendship
Looking back, I’m surprised we didn’t drive our bandmaster Mr Williams to despair! In some people’s eyes, we were no doubt two annoying young teenage boys who weren’t taking the music seriously enough, potentially wrecking the reputation of the brass band. But somehow Mr Williams managed to…
Tim Rowlands
VAT increases on private schools’ fees spark legal challenges
The pledge to remove the VAT exemption and eligibility for business rates and charitable rates relief for private schools was outlined in the Labour Party Manifesto. In the chancellor’s budget she stated that 94% of children in the UK are attending a state school, and therefore the government’s…
Abbey Furmedge
God has been faithful in 2024, and the advocacy team are believing for more breakthroughs in 2025
2024 has been a challenging year for the advocacy team. We have had to navigate an evolving policy agenda along with highly emotive issues, such as end of life care and proposals to legalise assisted dying – yet God has been our refuge and strength throughout. We have known His encouragement and…
Alicia Edmund
Celebrity culture might make it easier to talk about Jesus
Grimes, Nala Ray, Russell Brand, Andrew Huberman, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Niall Ferguson, and Tom Holland are just a few of the high-profile individuals who publicly explored or converted to Christianity in 2024. Each of them has a unique story: from an academic fascination with Christianity as the…
Katherine Brown
Relationships Matter: Course
Welcome to Relationships Matter Join Katherine, Damilola and Peter from the Being Human team as they explore what the Bible says about sexuality and same-sex relationships. This seven-session course is designed to deepen our understanding of what the Bible says about sex, sexuality and same-sex…
What does the Scottish Budget mean for you?
By covering the policy priority areas that are featured within our framework for public engagement in Scotland, our What Kind of Nation resource, we wanted to make Evangelical Alliance members aware of a snapshot of the budget proposals for the purposes of going deeper into the spending decisions…
Chris Ringland
EP 6: Jesus' Story - The Bridegroom | Relationships Matter
How Jesus’ teaching and practice is the reason we have the understanding of marriage that we do and why ideas like consent and equality have become commonplace.
What's changing in the new Mental Health Bill?
In today’s society, we are increasingly aware of the importance of addressing poor mental health and providing support to individuals and families in such situations. Statistics regarding the current legal framework for mental health have highlighted a significantly imbalanced system. For example,…
Abbey Furmedge
80th Holocaust memorial: lamenting the lost and caring for the survivors
My mother was a Holocaust survivor, and I saw the way it impacted her life until she passed away last year at the age of 82. Through her life, I saw the deep needs of this population. There are not many Holocaust survivors left. It’s become my desire and hope, and a very urgent matter in my heart,…
Kata Tar
What Lunar New Year could teach you about hospitality
In Chinese culture, this lasts for about two weeks. On the first night, we would have the reunion meal in which families would come together, travelling from far and wide to celebrate together. (It’s similar to Christmas in the UK – including the frenzied last-minute shopping!) In China, this…
Eunice Lee
Why we engage on the issue of violence against women and girls
In the first chapter of the Bible, God creates women and men equally in His image. Therefore, men and women are inherently of equal worth, value and dignity. The implications of this truth extend to all aspects of our personal behaviour and how we relate to each other. This certainly means that…
Chris Ringland
How will children’s social care be impacted by the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill?
The anticipation for reform was heightened in recent years by the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, led by Josh MacAlister, now the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington. MacAlister’s review called for wide-scale reforms, advocating for a fundamental shift from crisis intervention to…
Sam Lomas
