Policy and Government

Recently, it seems as though the newspapers have been full of stories of freebies, fashion, and football matches. This is in relation to some donations and gifts that the Prime Minister and his family have enjoyed. Then there have been accusatory articles about the salary of […]

In the weeks leading up to the General Election, through a series of weekly surveys, we asked our members what they would like a future government to focus on. Coming out prominently from the early results were the Cost of Living, Housing, and far beyond […]

Change is in the air. Could this be due to the change of personnel in the Commons? Perhaps because England is actually winning football matches these days? (The men at least; the women are already champions!) Or is it because summer seems to have come […]

It isn’t often that, at FaithAction, we get a chance to comment on the news whilst delivering a survey report. As we’re keeping the surveys open for a while longer after today’s election, it gives everyone a chance to keep responding to the survey. Here […]

At the present time, with the cost of living causing significant issues for many people in our communities, it has become evident that faith groups provide a crucial link between the hard-to-reach and public services. Case study One very small faith-based team working on the […]

Several themes have come out of last week’s survey on health and social care. A predominant one is the way in which the NHS can be helped by local faith providers coming alongside people to help them live healthy lives, and help them to navigate […]

The major political parties recognise the importance of faith as a vital element in British society. This has always been the case for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, who understood the importance of faith as a motivator for the Big Society in 2010. This Monday, […]

Following last week’s survey opener, we’re able to bring you some preliminary statistics from the first round of responses. There’s still much to play for—so if you haven’t responded yet, our remaining quick surveys will be launched each week, and they’ll remain open at least […]

Well, we are off – General Election 2024 is announced – campaigning has started … I think most of is feel that the campaigning has been happening in a kind of “phony war” style for some time. The most attention-grabbing news in this election has […]

Much has been written about this budget already – even before the Chancellor got up to speak on Wednesday afternoon. Given that it’s possibly the final time this government will be delivering a financial statement before the next election, there has been a lot of […]