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Taxes, benefits, socialism and Christianity

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Two stories being shared on social media this past week have caught my attention. First, there was an interview Kemi Badenoch, leader of the opposition gave where she suggested that there was something “unchristian” about the welfare system in the United Kingdom. Then, there was this meme doing the rounds. It’s striking that the originator… Continue reading Taxes, benefits, socialism and Christianity

Should Keir Starmer cut the Overseas Aid budget to pay for defence?

Gavin Calver of the Evangelical Alliance doesn’t think so. Here is his response which he shared via facebook. I appreciate Gavin’s heart concern and compassion here. However, I disagree. This video explains why.

Pensions, social care and an honest election conversation about the future

In 2017, Theresa May in effect blew up her own election campaign by attempting to tackle the question of social care. The taxing question was about how we meet the rising cost of supporting an increasingly elderly population. Her focus was on the bill for providing residential care for those who needed support in day… Continue reading Pensions, social care and an honest election conversation about the future

Government, childcare, muddled values and faulty assumptions

The Government are concerned that shortages in the labour market risk harming economic growth. Of course, some might suggest that labour shortages have a bit of a relationship to recent changes to immigration policy post Brexit.[1] However, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt has come up with a different answer. As part of a… Continue reading Government, childcare, muddled values and faulty assumptions

Starting to think through the UK healthcare crisis from a Christian perspective

With NHS strikes having been in the news recently, I think it’s good for us to keep stretching our thinking about the issues involved. I’m going to do this over a few articles. My reason for doing so, is that I think Christians should be concerned about what happens in terms of society around us. … Continue reading Starting to think through the UK healthcare crisis from a Christian perspective

Were the Sunaks’ tax arrangements that big a deal?

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has been under pressure because it recently emerged that his wife holds “non-dom” status and so has not been paying tax here on her income in India and elsewhere. The normal expectation is that you do have to pay tax here in the UK even from overseas. … Continue reading Were the Sunaks’ tax arrangements that big a deal?