
Hannah F and Steve H reflect on the war in Ukraine, and what might be ahead as JPIT releases a briefing to support meaningful discussion about the ongoing conflict.
Further reading and action:
Ukraine briefing:
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Aug 3, 2023
9 min

Roo talks to Hannah F-B about the Essentials Guarantee, who's behind it, the research that has been done and how a more realistic understanding of how much it costs to live in the UK would make a big difference for people receiving Universal Credit.
Further reading and action:
> https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/campaigns/guarantee-our-essentials/
> https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/guarantee-our-essentials
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Jul 14, 2023
10 min

Steve and Hazel discuss the 'Anti-Boycott Bill' currently progressing through UK Parliament. Who does it target, what is it for and how might it curtail our civil liberties?
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> https://jpit.uk/banning-boycotts-and-divestments-have-we-not-learned-anything-from-south-africa
> https://bills.parliament.uk/Bills/3475/publications
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Jul 3, 2023
8 min

JPIT’s Hannahs talk about the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, in light of the news that the Court of Appeal ruled the policy unlawful. Why is the Government pushing on with this policy and what could a compassionate and practical alternative look like?
Read more:
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/information/what-is-the-illegal-migration-bill/
https://www.jcwi.org.uk/illegal-migration-bill-2023-briefing
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/illegal-migration-bill
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Jun 30, 2023
10 min

The Joint Public Issues Team has suggestions for how UK political parties’ election manifestos could be more hopeful and more justice-seeking. In this episode, Hazel and Paul share their hopes for party policies that will reduce poverty.
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https://jpit.uk/hopesformanifestos
https://jpit.uk/manifestosuggestions
https://jpit.uk/poverty
https://jpit.uk/?s=universal-credit
https://jrf.org.uk/report/guarantee-our-essentials
https://povertytruthnetwork.org/commissions/commissioners-experiences/
https://church-poverty.org.uk/dignityconference (recordings to be added soon)
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Jun 16, 2023
11 min

The Joint Public Issues Team has suggestions for how UK political parties’ election manifestos could be more hopeful and more justice-seeking. In this episode, Hazel and Steve share their hopes for party policies that contribute to peacemaking.
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https://jpit.uk/hopesformanifestos
https://jpit.uk/manifestosuggestions
https://jpit.uk/aid
https://jpit.uk/?s=nuclear+weapons
https://jpit.uk/issues/peacemaking/nuclear-weapons
https://scrapweapons.com/
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May 25, 2023
10 min

The Joint Public Issues Team has suggestions for how UK political parties’ election manifestos could be more hopeful and more justice-seeking. In this episode, Hazel and Hannah share their hopes for party policies that benefit the environment.
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https://jpit.uk/hopesformanifestos
https://jpit.uk/manifestosuggestions
https://jpit.uk/net-zero-in-my-neighbourhood
https://www.hftf.org.uk/
https://www.christianaid.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/climate-change/loss-and-damage
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May 15, 2023
9 min

The Joint Public Issues Team has suggestions for how UK political parties’ election manifestos could be more hopeful and more justice-seeking. In this episode, Hazel and Steve T share their hopes for party policies that humanise and care for refugees.
Read more:
https://jpit.uk/hopesformanifestos
https://jpit.uk/manifestosuggestions
https://jpit.uk/refugees
https://jpit.uk/1450-church-leaders-oppose-the-illegal-migration-bill
https://jpit.uk/issues/asylum-and-migration
https://jpit.uk/issues/asylum-and-migration/lifttheban
https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/lift-the-ban/
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May 5, 2023
11 min

The Joint Public Issues Team has suggestions for how UK political parties’ election manifestos could be more hopeful and more justice-seeking. In this episode, Hazel and Alfie share their hopes for party policies that encourage a politics characterised by listening, kindness and truthfulness.
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https://jpit.uk/hopesformanifestos
https://jpit.uk/manifestosuggestions
https://church-poverty.org.uk/DignityConference/
https://fullfact.org/
https://aplecollective.com/
https://jrf.org.uk/
https://povertyinequality.scot/
https://mysociety.org/
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May 3, 2023
9 min

The Joint Public Issues Team has suggestions for how UK political parties’ election manifestos could be more hopeful and more justice-seeking. In this episode, Hazel and Paul share their hopes for political parties' economic policies.
Read more:
https://jpit.uk/hopesformanifestos
https://jpit.uk/manifestosuggestions
https://www.kateraworth.com/
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Apr 19, 2023
11 min
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