Isaiah 9.2-7; Psalm 96; Luke 2. 1-14 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Isaiah 9. 2a)… “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth” (Luke 2.7).

IN LETTING GO of Ekklesia’s think-tank, regular commentary and news service activities after heading towards a quarter of a century, we are not quite saying ‘that’s it’. Our publishing continues, ...

LAUDATO SI’ ANIMATORS, who are trained by the Laudato Si’ Movement to promote Pope Francis’ message about care for the Earth as our common home, and who come from all parts of the United Kingdom, have ...

GRATITUDE is a vital component of hope. It is the food that sustains us in good and tough times alike. So we are immensely grateful to all who have contributed to the activity, work, thought and ...

FOR the first time, analysis has revealed a detailed picture of social segregation in England’s schools at a local level. It shows a pattern of some schools accepting fewer students from low-income ...

EKKLESIA PUBLISHING was established in 2015/16 and has so far produced fifteen titles (including two currently in production), with a number of others in process for 2025. Though Ekklesia’s think-tank ...

OVER the past 15 years, I have written several hundred thousand words of comment on these pages. My view of a writing life based around journalism is that it begins with reportage, moves to comment, ...

IN almost everything I have written for Ekklesia for more than a decade, there has been one underlying theme – austerity. Whether it is poverty, hunger, the housing crisis, the state of the NHS or our ...

TRANSPORT ACTION NETWORK (TAN) has welcomed the publication of the Rail and urban transport review, led by Juergen Maier. The review was commissioned by Labour when in opposition, to help the UK ...

NEW RESEARCH from Citizens Advice reveals that one in four people (25 per cent, the equivalent of 16.5 million people) are so worried about increases in energy costs that they say they will be forced ...

A NEW set of online resources have been launched to help people speak more confidently about the situation in the Middle East. The international development agency Christian Aid understands people may ...

AS part of its General Election campaigning, the Conservative Party has been talking about the reintroduction of National Service for all 18 year olds within the UK. Through a combination of either ...