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10 Minutes on COP28

Annie and Steve talk about the climate-change-focused COP28, which begins today in the United Arab Emirates. They chat about the UK's role, what might happen as a result of the conference and how we can get involved.
Further reading and action:
https://jpit.uk/cop28
https://www.christianaid.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/campaign-climate-justice
https://makepolluterspay.co.uk/about-us
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10 Minutes on Let’s End Poverty

Annie asks Hannah Fremont-Brown about her role as the Anti-Poverty Movement Coordinator for the Methodist Church, why ending poverty matters to her, how we can get involved in the Let’s End Poverty movement and why now is the right time for this movement to emerge.
Further reading and action:
https://letsendpoverty.co.uk
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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:
https://jpit.uk/issues/peacemaking/ukraine
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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/
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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
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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/
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