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The Clean Growth Strategy – progress, but falling far short of climate justice
Last week, the government published its long-awaited Clean Growth Strategy. It's the government's attempt to answer the question of how the UK will fulfil its commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions under international climate agreements and UK climate law.
The Clean Growth Strategy
8 things you may not know about the right to vote
Today, 6 February 2018, marks 100 years since the Representation of the People Act was granted Royal Assent and became law. It was a landmark piece of legislation. For the first time, women were explicitly included in the franchise for national elections. Many Quakers were involved in long-standing universal suffrage movements including Anne Knight, Alice Clark, Emily Ford, Hilda Clark, Helen Sturge and Edith Pye.
8 things you may not know about the right to vote
5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day
Earlier this year I celebrated the centenary of women's right to vote in the UK. I remembered, though, that not all UK women had that right even after 1918. Worse, the state continues to ignore the human rights of many women in the UK today.
5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day
5 ways to make Quaker meeting houses work for the future
I'm always a bit anxious when we spend time worrying about Quaker property. Early Quaker George Fox was disparaging about 'steeple houses'. In his radical vision, going to a physical church was not necessary to experience God. Really it's the community that makes up the church, not the premises it meets in.
5 ways to make Quaker meeting houses work for the future
Why are there foodbanks in a rich country?
Some decades ago, I remember seeing a picture of graffiti that said 'Nobody starves in the welfare state'. It wasn't a boast, or propaganda, but a protest. This seemed odd to me at the time: why on earth would people write that as a protest? It was explained to me that it illustrated bitterness that while the welfare state kept starvation at bay, many people were still in long-term poverty and living in pretty miserable conditions.
Why are there foodbanks in a rich country?
COP24: How did it go?
This aim of the December climate change conference in Poland, known as the Conference of Parties 24 (or COP24), was to define an implementation rulebook for the Paris Agreement. After two weeks of exhausting, if not fierce, negotiations, how did it all go? It depends on who you talk to.
COP24: The bare minimum
5 things we can do to put Quaker values into Brexit
What can members of a faith group committed to peace, equality, integrity and sustainability do to put those values into a post-Brexit Britain? Quite a lot, it turns out. Here are five things that Quakers and those who share Quaker values can do to shape politics in the run-up to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
5 ways to put Quaker values into Brexit
Remembrance: why it matters
As we enter the time of year when Britain again bows its head on Remembrance Sunday, let us look at why it is important to remember and celebrate the alternative stories.
Remembrance: why it matters
How to heal divided communities: 5 tips from East African peace campaigners
Quakers in Britain support small East African peace organisations to train community peacebuilders. I take a look at what we can learn from their achievements.
How to heal divided communities: 5 tips from East African peace campaigners
7 ways to welcome children and families to your Quaker meeting
Children and young people are a valued and vital part of our Quaker community.Some Quaker meetings have vibrant children's meetings, while others only have the occasional younger visitor. Wherever your local meeting is on this spectrum, here are some tips on making it more children and family friendly.
7 ways to welcome children and families to your Quaker meeting