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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....

How I'm doing: increased illness in 2024

I found this old blogpost from April that I had forgotten to publish at the time, about where my chronic illness had got to at that point.

Righteous rich, unrighteous poor?

Is there such a thing as a righteous rich person, and conversely an unrighteous poor? Is it that all poor people should be treated as...

I hate charity: why justice matters

I hate charity. Not when I’m giving: when I’m giving, I love charity. It makes me feel better about myself, because I have done something...

The evangelical interest in idolatry

A few weeks ago I came across these tweets by Sophie Killingley, @PrettySophieK, 9th Feb 2024: 1) The Evangelical urge to view everything...

Stories that challenge: Emma

This is the second in my series, Stories That Challenge, hosted by Church Action on Poverty. These stories seek to reveal the reality...

Stories that challenge: Alan and Ben

I currently have a series of blog posts being hosted by Church Action on Poverty. The first one tells the stories of Alan and Ben, two...

Finding joy when you're in poverty

I had the pleasure recently of speaking at my church about poverty and my experience of it. At the end, one lady asked a question about...

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