Life on the Breadline is a three year multi-disciplinary ESRC-funded project analysing the nature, scope and impact of Christian engagement with urban poverty in the UK in the context of austerity since the 2008 financial crisis.
More than 1 1/2 years since the project ended our Life on the Breadline remains tragically relevant - and challenging. #BreadlineResearch
https://youtu.be/BSSOmCyPZkQ via @YouTube
starting 2023 with a newly open access published paper in @Religions_MDPI with @ChrisShannahan on some of the key findings of our #BreadlineResearch - read to find out more about Christian approaches to poverty in the UK
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/1/59
Peace requires that 'economic policies should be implemented alongside forecasts of what their effects will be for future generations' says @Sarah_M_Hall, who spoke at #BreadlineResearch Mid-Project Conference @ChrisShannahan @SJ_Denning @CTPSR_Coventry https://theconversation.com/austerity-has-its-own-life-heres-how-it-lives-on-in-future-generations-195794
This piece from The Guardian picks up on the conclusions from our @CTPSR_Coventry @ESRC Life on the Breadline project - We can't defeat poverty until we defeat inequality and racism. All part of the same struggle #BreadlineResearch
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/28/labour-reaffirms-pledge-to-fight-structural-racism-amid-disparity-figures?CMP=share_btn_tw
This report from @Theosthinktank echoes our findings in our #BreadlineResearch @CTPSR_Coventry @ESRC Life on the Breadline project https://breadlineresearch.coventry.ac.uk/
Theos’ latest report ‘A torn safety net: How the cost-of-living crisis threatens its own last line of defence’ argues that the role of churches and community hubs in supporting the most vulnerable is now under threat.
Read here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/research/2022/11/07/a-torn-safety-net-how-the-cost-of-living-crisis-threatens-its-own-last-line-of-defence
