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Just Worship was published in July 2024. Based on a discussion of the Law and the Prophets, Just Worship considers how we can ensure that all part of our lives - private, public, and political - bring worship, honour and glory to God.

Evidence that Labour is ignoring: Additional Work Coach Support

This is the fifth in my series of blog posts looking at the impact of employment support for sick and disabled people. So far, a handful...

May 169 min read

Evidence that Labour is ignoring: Employment Advisers in IAPT

This is the fourth in my series of blog posts looking at employment support programmes for sick and disabled people. So far, the most...

Apr 214 min read

Evidence that Labour is ignoring: 18-24 month WRAG

This is the third blog in a series looking at various employment support programmes that have tried to support sick and disabled people...

Apr 76 min read

Initial response to the Green Paper

There are so many issues with Liz Kendall’s speech today, and the Green Paper proposals, that it is really hard to know where to begin....

Apr 711 min read

Second Class Citizens was published in September 2019. It provides a history of the UK's treatment of disabled people and the creation and subsequent degradation of the welfare state. A particular focus is given to government policies since 2010 and the neoliberal ideology and myths of welfare dependency that underpin these flawed policies.

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