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10 Minutes on the General Election

A General Election has been called! How should churches and Christians engage? Join Simeon and Sienna as they talk about our call to ‘Love, Pray and Vote’, some of the issues we want to see on the election agenda, and how churches can be part of the democratic process through voter registration and holding hustings.
Further reading/resources:
https://jpit.uk/election
https://www.voterchampion.org.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
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10 Minutes on US nuclear weapons on UK soil

This week, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, stated that we are closer to nuclear escalation than at any point since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Is he right and what can be done? In 2008, US nuclear weapons were removed from British soil. Now it looks like the US wants to send them back. Should the British public have a say? Listen to Annie and Steve chat about these current issues.
Further reading/resources:
https://cnduk.org/lakenheath/
https://scrapweapons.com/
https://jpit.uk/cuba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXRmkCvUwig&ab_channel=InterfaithStatementontheTPNW
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10 Minutes on justice for Rough Sleepers - UPDATED

UPDATED 13 May to reflect an announcement from the Home Office on one of the issues raised in the episode.
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Roo talks to Fr Dominic Robinson and Revd Jennifer Mills-Knutsen, two of London's West End church leaders, about their recent letter denouncing the UK Government's approach to 'nuisance' rough sleeping in the Criminal Justice Bill.
Further reading and action:
https://jpit.uk/housing-and-homelessness/decriminalising-rough-sleeping
https://campaigns.crisis.org.uk/page/142013/-/1
https://housingjustice.org.uk/
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10 Minutes on The Budget

Simeon and Paul discuss the impact they expect The Budget, announced on 6 March 2024, will have on people with the lowest incomes or those who are experiencing poverty or destitution.
Further reading and action:
https://jpit.uk/responding-to-the-budget-0324
https://letsendpoverty.co.uk/
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10 Minutes on voter registration

Sienna and Steve T discuss why voting is important, the potential barriers people might face to voting this year and how churches can become accredited Voter Registration Champions.
Further reading and action:
https://www.voterchampion.org.uk/
https://jpit.uk/the-view-from-a-cupboard-in-parliament
https://jpit.uk/election
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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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