10 Minutes on
10 Minutes on
JPIT
The Joint Public Issues Team is Baptists Together, the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the United Reformed Church working together for peace and justice. ‘10 Minutes on...’ is our current podcast series responding to news and current issues. | Episodes of ‘Faith in Politics’ are still available to listen to. This series usually included an interview with a politician, asking them to connect politics with their faith.
10 Minutes on Ukraine: looking ahead
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: Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at jpit.uk/
Aug 3, 2023
9 min
10 Minutes on the Essentials Guarantee
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 Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
Jul 14, 2023
10 min
10 Minutes on the Anti-Boycott Bill
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? Read more: > https://jpit.uk/banning-boycotts-and-divestments-have-we-not-learned-anything-from-south-africa > https://bills.parliament.uk/Bills/3475/publications Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
Jul 3, 2023
8 min
10 Minutes on The Rwanda Plan
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 Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
Jun 30, 2023
10 min
10 Minutes on a Hopeful Manifesto on Poverty
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. Read more: 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) Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
Jun 16, 2023
11 min
10 Minutes on a Hopeful Manifesto for Peacemaking
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. Read more: 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/ Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
May 25, 2023
10 min
10 Minutes on a Hopeful Manifesto for the Environment
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. Read more: 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 Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
May 15, 2023
9 min
10 Minutes on a Hopeful Manifesto for Refugees
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/ Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
May 5, 2023
11 min
10 Minutes on a Hopeful Manifesto for Politics
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. Read more: 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/ Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
May 3, 2023
9 min
10 Minutes on a Hopeful Manifesto for the Economy
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/ Find us on: * twitter.com/publicissues * instagram.com/public.issues * facebook.com/jointpublicissues * youtube.com/publicissues Find out more at https://jpit.uk/
Apr 19, 2023
11 min
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