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30 years on from the death of Stephen Lawrence - there is still much work to do
On 22 April 1993, Stephen Lawrence was murdered in Eltham, South London. The ensuing investigation, failed prosecutions, both public and private, exposed failings in the police. There was widespread concern that the racially motivated killing of Stephen was met with racially prejudiced policing…
Danny Webster
Review calls on government to improve engagement with faith groups
Colin Bloom’s review called for the government to “actively encourage greater understanding and consideration of the beliefs and practices that define the complete expression of religion and faith, and for greater appreciation and support for what people of faith, faith-based organisations and…
Danny Webster
What’s happening with the government’s conversion therapy plans?
Since the government announced in 2018 that they would bring forward plans to end conversion therapy there has been a lot of talk, but very little action. The plans have been at times supported and rejected by different prime ministers. Theresa May was for a plan, Boris Johnson was too until he…
Danny Webster
Scottish Government announces plans to ‘end conversion practices’
In the consultation the government outlined how they intend to end conversion practices – which they describe as “any effort to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity”. These measures are open to consultation before any legislation is brought to the Scottish Parliament and could…
Danny Webster
Speaking up in public life in 2024: we need your voice
For the Evangelical Alliance, a number of issues have climbed onto the parliamentary calendar all at the same time. This means that the first part of 2024 is an unusually busy time for us, and also a time when we will be asking more than we normally do of you, as members, to use your voice. In the…
Danny Webster
Reopening church webinar
To watch this webinar, you must be a member of the Evangelical Alliance and logged in to your membership account.
Proposed changes to relationship and sex education in Wales
Watch Danny Webster and Sian Rees discuss the proposed RSE changes in Wales
The spy who went to Salisbury
Danny Webster is advocacy and media manager at the Evangelical Alliance. It's like something from a John Le Carre novel. Sergei Skripal was a Russian spy who moved to Salisbury in 2010 after a spy exchange in Vienna when he and three other Russians in jail for spying were exchanged for 10 sleeper…
Nurturing the leaders of the future
This means that bringing hope and good leadership into the public arena is needed now more than ever. From the local community centre to our national parliaments, from the staff room to the boardroom, we need hope-filled Christian public leaders who are living out the kingdom of God in every area…
Kieran Turner
Ten podcasts for public leaders
Cultural intelligence Q Podcast Q, a website of videos and articles, was birthed out of Gabe Lyons’ vision to see Christians, especially leaders, recover a vision for their historic responsibility to renew and restore cultures. The podcast (qpodcast.libsyn.com) covers a large subject-base…
Abi Jarvis
Reviewing the debate on ‘spiritual abuse’
We ought to scrutinise and tackle harmful language as well actions to ensure our churches are healthy and wrongdoing is properly dealt with.Abuse is more prominent as a public issue now than it's ever been. Campaigns like #MeToo and #TimesUp have highlighted abuse of women in the entertainment…
Rev Dr David Hilborn
Public Leader: England - Seeking the welfare of the city
In terms of initial learning, discovering there is more to Jeremiah 29 than the eleventh chapter’s much used, and misused, “For I know the plans I have for you”, was as refreshing as much as it was challenging, as it encouraged me to consider how we might play a part in achieving ‘the city’s’ peace…
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Why we need experts
The church is on the other side of town and most of those on the walk knew very little about my area. What I considered to be common knowledge about the community’s demographics, crime rates and social issues were completely unknown to them. Their fresh perspectives caused me to consider in a new…
Abi Jarvis
Budget fails to lock in support for the most vulnerable
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, has announced the budget proposals for the next year. This was one of the most anticipated announcements for thousands of businesses and millions of people across the UK following nearly a year of the coronavirus pandemic and millions of people…
Praying for Wales at the 2022 parliamentary prayer breakfast
On the eve of the prayer breakfast was an evening reception at the Senedd, where the host of the events, chair of the Cross-Party Group on Faith, Darren Millar MS, announced that this year’s theme would be revival. Several other members of the cross-party group contributed, along with speeches from…
Nathan Sadler
