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The number of people requiring emergency food in the UK is set to increase markedly as the full impact of the Government’s cuts are felt. That’s according to Christian charity the Trussell Trust. The charity anticipates that its network of foodbanks will feed more than 100,000 people in the 2011/12 financial year. Recipients were likely to be people who have lost their jobs, seen their businesses fail or had their hours cut.
Social Issues	Salvationist, 19 November 2011



The postal service in Jersey recently refused to deliver a CD recording of St Mark’s Gospel to homes on the island because it was deemed ‘offensive’. However a local vicar said the decision was a ‘blessing in disguise’ as good things have come from it. An employee of Jersey Post initially refused to deliver the CDs, but it led to high-profile press coverage in the region and the UK. Bosses at Jersey Post have since apologised, and have even delivered some of the CDs free.
Social Issues	Christianity, November 2011



Same-sex couples could be able to register civil partnerships in churches in England and Wales as early as January 2012. In November, the Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone MP announced the controversial new plans from the government. She said: ‘The government is advancing equality for LGB (lesbian, gay and bisexual) people and ensuring freedom of religion for people of all faiths. No religious group will be forced to host a civil partnership registration, but for those who wish to do so this is an important step forward’.
Social Issues	Evangelicals Now - December 2011



The Government has insisted it remains committed to cutting net migration to Britain to the “tens of thousands”, despite it hitting a record high last year. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed long-term new migration in 2010 was 252,000; the highest calendar year total on record. The figures represent a big increase on the 2009 total of 198,000. Downing Street said Prime Minister David Cameron still believed he could meet his target to get net migration down below the 100,000-a-year mark.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - November 25 2011



Border officials have lost track of a population of asylum seekers and migrants the size of Cambridge, a critical report by MPs has said. UK Border Agency figures showed the number of “lost” cases had tripled in six months from 40,500 in March to 124,000 in September. The so-called controlled archive had become a “dumping ground for cases where the UK Border Agency has lost track of the applicant”, MPs said.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - November 4 2011



It was reported in late September that the government will hold a consultation on redefining marriage in England and Wales to allow homosexuals to wed, following similar moves in Scotland. The announcement was made by Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone. Opponents say there will be far-reaching consequences if a key social institution is so radically rewritten. The consultation will begin in the spring. The government says it will ask how, not if, same-sex marriage should be legalised.
Social Issues	Evangelicals Now - November 2011



Almost 3,000 people in England and Wales die each year as a result of fuel poverty, an inquiry has found. Social policy expert Professor John Hills, who is leading an independent review into the problem, said more people die each year from fuel poverty than are killed in traffic accidents. The report said in total about a fifth of 27,000 excess winter deaths in England and Wales were attributable to living in cold homes.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - October 20 2011



A new service is being launched to cut stress and red tape when reporting the death of a loved one. Under the new Tell Us Once service, residents will only have to inform the registrar. They, with permission, will then pass the right information to the relevant council departments and other public sector service providers, such as the Dept for Work and Pensions.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 11th October 2011



Evangelical Christians are far more likely to be active in their communities than the average person according to new research. Findings showed that a quarter of respondents are trustees of a registered charity, compared to 2.2 per cent nationally. Nine per cent are serving as school governors, compared to 0.7 per cent nationally, and 4 out of every 100 are members of a political party in contrast to the national average of 1.3 per cent. Steve Clifford of the Evangelical Alliance said ‘Christians are not bystanders.’
Social Issues	Salvationist, 17 September 2011



A security firm is offering its services free of charge to guard a $1.6 million mosque which has been targeted by vandals and arsonists. Tunstall-based Midland Security Solutions has waived its standard £80 fee for monitoring a premises overnight to help look after the new mosque on Regent Road in Hanley. Jason said: “I have a lot of friends in the Asian community and I wanted to do something to help them.”
Social Issues	The Sentinel August 9, 2011



Slavery remains a significant problem in the UK today, the centre for Social Justice said… as it launched a new inquiry into human trafficking…People trafficking is the fastest-growing international crime, the think-tank said, and it quoted one estimate that at least 6,000 women have been trafficked into the UK and forced into prostitution.
Social Issues	Salvationist 25 June 2011



The last remaining European bastion against divorce – apart from the Vatican itself – fell at the end of May. The people of Malta on May 28 voted to allow married couples to officially split. Though the majority of the population is Catholic, 75% took part in a referendum, voting 53% to 46% to introduce divorce. The issue now has to go before parliament.
Social Issues	Evangelicals Now July 2011



A survey undertaken on behalf of the National Year of Reading in 2008 found that nearly half of all men have lied about what they read to try to impress friends or potential partners. A poll of 1500 people found men most likely to lie when it makes them appear intellectual or romantic. Women (one third of whom lied about their reading habits) thought men should have read Nelson Mandela’s autobiography or Shakespeare. Men would be impressed by women not only reading Shakespeare but also news websites and song lyrics.
Social Issues	Reform July/August 2011



A Christian doctor with a 27-year career faces being struck off the medical register for sharing his faith with a patient, even after he obtained permission to do so. Dr Richard Scott said he has shared his faith with thousands of people over the years and many had been greatly helped by this, particularly those with addictions. He said he had received very few complaints.
Social Issues	Christianity July 2011



30 years of research has showed that ‘quality of life’ for those on inadequate incomes is most easily expressed by dealing with people’s material needs. Meanwhile, studies in the US show that people on adequate incomes are made most happy when helping others.
Social Issues	Third Way, May 2011

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