‘Second Class Citizens’ by Stef Benstead was recently published. Here, Stef shares her thoughts in relation to the book: Stef writes: “Second Class Citizens provides a comprehensive view of the history of the UK’s treatment of disabled people, from living Read more…
How can voluntary sector responses to food poverty respond in the short-term to people’s need, and work for longer-term change? Are responses a sticking plaster without addressing the causes of food poverty? Life on the Breadline’s Research Fellow, Stephanie Denning, Read more…
The first animation in the Life on the Breadline research has been published – Life on the Breadline: the impact of austerity Austerity affects people’s daily lives, and is affecting UK society unequally. Austerity is not just a social problem, Read more…
This week in the Church Times, Life on the Breadline’s Research Fellow Stephanie Denning, has written about the problems with Universal Credit and made suggestions of how it could be improved. Stephanie’s reflections come from time spent at the B30 Read more…
On 13th September 2019, over 50 people gathered at Coventry University for the Life on the Breadline workshop on transforming structural injustice – a theme explored in a previous blog post. The resources from the workshop include summaries and audio Read more…
Life on the Breadline lead researcher, Chris Shannahan, reflects on transforming structural injustice ahead of the workshop on this theme on 13th September 2019. Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously suggested that, ‘The Church is not simply called to bandage up the wounds Read more…
What are the relationships between austerity and the pressing and depressing issue of serious youth violence (knife crime)? What are churches doing to address the cites of struggle, both the ‘ground war’ to protect vulnerable people, and the ‘air war’ Read more…
A participatory workshop challenging and reflecting on the Church’s aim to transform unjust structures of society in austerity Britain What are the different forms of poverty in the UK and how do they relate to each other? How can the Read more…
Volunteers are playing a crucial role in responding to UK food poverty. Religious faith can be key in motivating people to volunteer, but how do volunteers persist in volunteering? In my PhD research at the University of Bristol I explored Read more…
The Life on the Breadline team are pleased to announce a one-day workshop challenging and reflecting on the Church’s fourth mark of mission: “To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation” Read more…