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Lies about poverty: shattering the myths
16 March 2018
13 million people – including 3.6 million children – live in poverty in the UK today. A major new report shows how evidence and statistics have been misused, misrepresented and manipulated to create myths that blame and stigmatise the most vulnerable in society.
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Methodist Church welcomes Pope Francis
16 March 2018
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conferencehave welcomed the election of Pope Francis:
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Major safeguarding review to boost safety in Methodist churches
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church is undertaking a comprehensive review of every safeguarding matter it has dealt with over the past sixty years in order to learn the lessons of the past.
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Methodists encouraged to stay ahead in blood and organ donation
16 March 2018
A new survey suggests that while individual church members mayhave a significant interest in donating blood and organs, thebigger picture shows that it is not encouraged by UK churches aspart of their committed Christian giving.
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Benefit changes make April fools of us all, say Churches
16 March 2018
Tomorrow sees the start of a series of cuts to benefits that will hit Britain’s poorest people the hardest. Four major Churches, representing more than one million people across Britain, say that the cuts are unjust and that the most vulnerable will pay a disproportionate price in the Government’s austerity measures.
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President's Easter Message
16 March 2018
The President of the Methodist Conference challenged the myththat poverty is the fault of the poor in his Easter message thisweek.
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Chancellor's Budget is an opportunity to end myths about poverty
16 March 2018
Government must acknowledge the hardship faced by the 13million people living in povertyLast autumn Chancellor George Osborne claimed that he wasintroducing fairness to the welfare system. He said that it wasn't"fair" on hard-working...
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Churches ‘deeply disappointed’ at Osborne’s defence of benefit cuts
16 March 2018
Four major British Churches have described Chancellor George Osborne’s defence of the Government’s benefit cuts as ‘deeply disappointing,’ following his speech earlier today.
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UK can lead G8 in striking at causes of global poverty, say religious leaders
16 March 2018
Join the debate on Twitter using the hashtag#1000DaysToGoReligious leaders from across the G8 countries have called onheads of government to follow the UK in fulfilling existingcommitments to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on...
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Statement on the death of Margaret Thatcher
16 March 2018
From the President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Dr MarkWakelin:
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Church prioritises equality, inclusivity and truth about poverty
16 March 2018
The Methodist Council agreed further work on poverty, equality and inclusivity when it met at Uplands House in High Wycombe on 13 – 15 April.
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Calling young people: this is your OPPortunity to shine
16 March 2018
Young people are being encouraged to apply for one-year placements with a variety of innovative church projects throughout Britain. The opportunities range from working with young people directly affected by drug and alcohol problems to addressing some of the UK’s most pressing social issues on a national scale.
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