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Tomorrow, an IEA afternoon conference on Christianity, politics, the poor and the planet

Tomorrow, I am speaking at an IEA conference on Christianity, politics, the poor and the planet, addressing Christianity and inequality: Christianity and inequality Churches have always been concerned about the problem of poverty even if there are differences in views about how it should be tackled. However, in recent years, despite inequality in the world falling, there have been an increasing number of critics of the “rich” and of the level of inequality. This panel will discuss the approaches Christians should take […]

Tags: Christianity, Inequality, Morality, Poverty

PovertyCure — From Aid to Enterprise

By Steve Baker
Dec-5-2013
Business, Politics
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A fascinating video from PovertyCure on aid and enterprise: I particularly identified with: Having a heart for the poor isn’t hard. We have a mind for the poor. We will never reconcile all opinion about how to help the poor but there is far more unity than is generally believed over the goal: creating stronger societies through prosperity. As the video concludes, “Good intentions don’t end poverty. Enterprise and freedom end poverty.”

Tags: Aid, Liberty, Optimism, Poverty, Prosperity

Book review: On God’s Side, Jim Wallis

By Steve Baker
Sep-23-2013
Christianity, Politics
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I enjoyed meeting Jim Wallis in Parliament through The Bible Society. He’s undoubtedly a great orator with a huge heart for service to other people in fulfilment of the Christian faith we share. I mostly delighted in his book, On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned About Serving the Common Good. The book’s key inspiration is a saying of Abraham Lincoln, My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be […]

Tags: Books, Christianity, economics, God, Poverty, Social Justice

How conscientious consumers can combat global poverty with a cup of coffee

By Steve Baker
Jul-26-2013
Politics
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Via LearnLiberty: See also Fair Trade Without the Froth: When it comes to the purchase of everyday goods such as coffee, tea and sugar, most consumers believe that sellers of Fair Trade products occupy the high moral ground. Despite its strong statements, however, the claims of the Fair Trade movement have not been tested properly. This important study, whilst not doubting the position that Fair Trade is part and parcel of a market economy, does question the claims made by […]

Tags: economics, Fair Trade, Ideas, International Development, Liberty, Poverty

Unemployment down nationally, regionally, and locally

By Ex-staff
Jul-22-2013
Business, Politics
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Unemployment in the UK is down by 57,000. It is lower than in May 2010. Unemployment in Buckinghamshire is down – falling by 404 in June to stand at 5,437. It’s now at its lowest level since December 2008. Unemployment in Wycombe is down by 194 from June 2012 and stands at 2,268, which almost a 10% annual decrease. The number of people claiming out of work benefits is lower than at the general election and there are over half a […]

Tags: Business, economics, Employment, Poverty, Prosperity, Trade, Unemployment, Wycombe

The UK’s commitment on clean water for the world’s poorest

By Ex-staff
May-10-2012
Politics
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The UK Government announced at the landmark Sanitation and Water for All meeting in Washington DC that they are doubling the UK’s commitment on clean water and sanitation, made last year. The meeting indicated that 167 children die every hour from diarrhoea, the vast majority of which is due to a lack of access to safe water and sanitation: that is a scandalous tragedy in the 21st century. Over the lifetime of this Parliament, British taxpayers will support more than […]

Tags: International Development, Poverty, Prosperity, Water

On capital, international development and raising the poor out of poverty

By Steve Baker
May-31-2011
Politics
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Via The Economic Role of Saving and Capital Goods – Mises Institute (emphasis mine): What distinguishes contemporary life in the countries of Western civilization from conditions as they prevailed in earlier ages – and still exist for the greater number of those living today – is not the changes in the supply of labor and the skill of the workers and not the familiarity with the exploits of pure science and their utilization by the applied sciences, by technology. It is […]

Tags: Aid, Capital, Capitalism, economics, Flat tax, International Development, Poverty, Prosperity, Social Justice, Tax

21st Century Welfare – DWP

By Steve Baker
Aug-1-2010
Politics
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Via 21st Century Welfare, the Coalition seeks views on proposals for welfare reform. Since I gave time to work for the Centre for Social Justice, these reforms are close to my heart: we must take people out of the present intergenerational cycles of broad spectrum poverty. Iain Duncan Smith’s statement in the main paper is encouraging, particularly the central section: Too often governments have tried to tackle poverty but ended up managing its symptoms. The changes outlined here are based on […]

Tags: Addictions, debt, Education, Family breakdown, Optimism, Poverty, Reform, Social Justice, Society, Welfare, Worklessness

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Tomorrow, an IEA afternoon conference on Christianity, politics, the poor and the planet

PovertyCure — From Aid to Enterprise

How conscientious consumers can combat global poverty with a cup of coffee

Unemployment down nationally, regionally, and locally

The UK’s commitment on clean water for the world’s poorest

Liberty – for peace and prosperity

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