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The relational cost of unemployment
Guest contributor Ruth Garvey Williams shares a story from Ireland about how unemployment is much more than being out of work...Take a look at the statistics and you'll know that Ireland is in trouble. A national rate of 14% unemployment seems bad enough. But in certain parts of the country this figure...
Ruth Garvey-Williams Posted: 17 May 2013 1 comment
Keywords: Finance & the Economy, Government & Foreign Affairs, Sex & Families,
Forming a Christian Mind
Following our Forming a Christian Mind Conference last weekend, here is a transcript of the introductory talk by Guy Brandon. The beginning of WisdomGood afternoon, my name is Guy Brandon and I've worked as a researcher and writer for the Jubilee Centre for around 7 years now. As a little bit of...
Guy Brandon Posted: 29 April 2013 1 comment
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Worldviews & Culture,
Jubilee Centre founder in the Sydney Morning Herald
Ross Gittins, the Economics Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald wrote an article yesterday that summarises the kind of 'Relational Thinking' promoted by the Jubilee Centre. Gittins asks how economists and business people who see themselves as Christians translate their faith into their work. He goes...
Jonathan Tame Posted: 2 April 2013 No comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Finance & the Economy, Worldviews & Culture,
The Chancellor's budget: one week on
From guest writer Matthew Gray, an Independent Financial Advisor and church leader.Having listened to (and now read the transcript of) the Chancellor's Budget speech, my thoughts would be in general that there is much to commend it. Certainly this budget, in its general ethos, is better than the old...
Matthew Gray Posted: 28 March 2013 No comments
Keywords: Finance & the Economy, Government & Foreign Affairs,
What are we working towards?
'There is no God-given rule saying you've got to have a well-performing economy. It could be an indifferent economy. It's a question of whether the national will is there; whether we want it. And the richer you get the less imperative there is.'In his interview with the Independent Lord Heseltine was...
Guy Brandon Posted: 25 March 2013 No comments
Keywords: Finance & the Economy,
Real Easter Eggs for a Real Easter
You'll have seen that the supermarkets are already full of Easter eggs.This year my local supermarket is stocking the Real Easter Egg which has the benefit of actually promoting the great Easter news on the box (even showing three crosses). In the box, the Real Easter Egg has a free activity pack with...
Alan White Posted: 5 March 2013 No comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion,
Cardinal Sin?
Amongst the rumours and half-truths surrounding Keith O'Brien, at least two key pieces of information have become clear over the last 48 hours. One is that Cardinal O'Brien has now admitted that his sexual conduct 'has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal' -...
Guy Brandon Posted: 4 March 2013 No comments
Keywords: Sex & Families,
Same-sex marriage: Cambridge Papers author at public bill committee
On February 5th, MPs voted in favour of the gay marriage bill by 400 to 175 against - a majority of 225. The strength of the majority makes it likely that the bill will go through the House of Lords this year. However, it was a free vote and, as expected, there was a significant Conservative 'no' vote:...
Guy Brandon Posted: 18 February 2013 No comments
Keywords: Sex & Families, Worldviews & Culture,
Courses on Horses II
There are a number of lessons for Christians to learn from the horsemeat scandal - aside from a national epidemic of equine-themed puns.It could hardly have come as a surprise when Environment Secretary Owen Paterson suggested that the presence of horse DNA in beef products could be due to an 'international...
Guy Brandon Posted: 12 February 2013 1 comment
Keywords: Finance & the Economy, Health,
It’s not fair!
Justice... or mercy?'A future fair for all.' 'Building a fairer Britain.' 'We're all in this together.' Since the scale of the economic challenges facing the country became clearer in the run-up to the last election, the question has repeatedly arisen: who will suffer most when times are tough? Each...
Guy Brandon Posted: 8 January 2013 6 comments
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs,
Mike Causey on 17 May 2013
Wow - thanks Ruth, for writing about this. I did not know about the high numbers emigrating, and it really...
Richard Gunton on 5 May 2013
I found this a really stimulating talk - an excellent start to the afternoon. It went by so fast (or...
ps Yembe Mpeng Jacob on 18 Apr 2013
Now that the world is driven wild by gaining wealth without God, this handbook will help even African...