All social care articles
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OpinionDear Labour, older people must be protected, not used to plug your financial black hole
The chief executive of Christian charity, Pilgrims’ Friend Society, is warning Labour’s policies will make the adult social care crisis worse. Instead, we should apply biblical principles to the funding gap, he says
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Magazine FeaturesThe 3 sins of social action
Church-based food banks, homeless shelters and warm hubs have all grown at an incredible rate in recent years. But are they really working to reduce poverty?
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OpinionChristians don’t have to choose between love and justice
Love or justice? It isn’t really a choice, says Richard Reddie, as churches across Britain and Ireland mark Racial Justice Sunday by praying and taking action to address inequality and discrimination
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OpinionWhy I am quitting my ivory tower to work with the homeless
After 26 years of working in academia, it took a worldwide pandemic to cause Lee Marsden to reassess his priorities. Now he’s calling on Christians to invest in ending homelessness
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Opinion‘We cannot just close our eyes and pray’ - a Christian response to the cost of living crisis
Jesus came to save souls, but he also fed people. We should do the same, says Tim Farron
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OpinionDear Boris, the cost of social care is not ‘catastrophic’. Every life matters to God
Boris Johnson has raised national insurance in a pledge to end the “catastrophic” costs of social care. But Alexandra Davis takes issue with the word, and says every individual is of infinite worth to God
