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People with less money are more likely to play the National Lottery but less likely to benefit from lottery-funded projects, according to new research by theology think-tank Theos. Using a combination of polling undertaken by ComRes and analysis of existing research, Theos found that people in Britain’s lower socio-economic groups play lottery scratchcard and draw games more than those who have more money, but it says, ‘insufficient funding is being invested back into Britain’s deprived communities.
Social Issues	The War Cry- August 2009



An Irish bishop has said there should be no official status given to any relationship other than that of heterosexual marriage. Bishop Christopher Jones said he accepted that provision must be made for unmarried couples who formed long-term dependent relationships, but none of these relationships should get the same status as heterosexual marriage.
Social Issues	The Universe- August 2009



Complaints about a council rose last year as thousands of residents raised concerns about the quality of services. Stoke-on-Trent City Council received a total of 2,551 complaints during 2008/09 – up fifty on the previous year. The authority has also revealed the number of complaints from service-users fell by 6% to 1,095. a report to scrutiny committee members showed the number of comments from residents about the council’s operations jumped by almost 29%. The report said more than half of the complaints were either upheld or partially upheld, and that the authority paid out £3,635 to settle four disputes.
Social Issues	The Sentinel- 21 July 2009



More than 80% of Britons favour a cap on immigration, the Government’s own survey has revealed. Despite ministers ruling out a cap, a Home Office poll of attitudes towards people coming to the UK found overwhelming support for a strict limit on immigrant numbers. A total of 81% of those asked by pollsters favoured, while only 13% said they opposed one.
Social Issues	The Sentinel- 23 July 2009



Claims that immigrants are given priority access to social housing were today dismissed as a myth by a study for the Equality and Human Rights Commission. It found that only 1.8% of social tenants had moved to the UK within the past five years, while 87.8% were UK-born and a tenth of foreigners who had lived in Britain for five years.
Social Issues	The Sentinel- 7 July 2009



A leading adoption agency has branded people who have concerns about gay adoption as “retarded homophobes”. The slur appeared in the current edition of the publicly-funded British Association of Adopters and Fosterers (BAAF) monthly newspaper, Be My Parent. It also appeared in the online edition. The offending article, which was written by a gay adopter stated: “Children need good parents much more than retarded homophobes need an excuse to whinge, so don’t let your worries about society’s reaction hinder your desire to give a child a loving, caring home.” The newspaper has already been distributed and the BAAF are considering what to do with the remaining copies. The article has been removed form the organisation’s website. However, in an astonishing admission, the BAAF’s Esther Freeman said: “We regret the use of the phrase but stand by the sentiment.”
Social Issues	The Universe- May 2009



The level of drunkenness in young people could fall if adults took a more disciplined attitude to alcohol, the Bishop of Chelmsford has warned. The bishop, the Rt Rev John Gladwin, said at question time in the House of Lords that “there is some evidence to suggest that the worst problems of alcohol consumption are among the adult middle classes." He added: “We could help young people by having a slightly more disciplined approach to alcohol in the adult community”.
Social Issues	The Church of England– April 2009



ID cards could be fitted with chip and pin technology to help combat identity fraud, it was revealed today. The head of the government agency tasked with producing the cards said there were no "technical obstacles" to adding chips to the cards and handing out pin numbers. Adding chips might allow the cards to be used in ATM machines in the future.
Social Issues	The Sentinel- 7 April 2009



Campaigners renewed calls for £3 billion invested from Chancellor Alistair Darling’s budget to end child poverty. Research put Britain near the bottom of a league table of European youngsters well being because of high numbers of young people in workless families and poor local environments.
Social Issues	The Sentinel- 21 April 2009



Blind men and women led every part of a service to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. Torch Trust, the UK-based Christian organisation that works with blind and partially sighted people, marked the bicentenary by holding the first ever all-Braille church service, at St Martin’s-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square. Also involved were the RNIB the association of Blind Catholics, the Guild of Church Braillists and Churches Together in England.
Social Issues	Christianity - May 2009



Christian campaign groups have welcomed the announcement that Cadbury’s Dairy Milk is to receive fair-trade certification by late summer. Cadbury’s is to increase the amount of fair-trade cocoa that it sources from Ghana to about 15,000 tonnes per year. This commitment means that Cadbury's will pay a guaranteed minimum price for cocoa, even if that is higher than the open market price. Campaign group Stop The Traffic has being calling on chocolate manufacturers for two years to take responsibility for the chocolate they sell. The group claims that thousands of children are trafficked onto cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast and across West Africa, and that little progress has been made to remove exploitative child labour from the chocolate supply chain.
Social Issues	Christianity - May 2009



The UK economy could slide lower for another year and take a further two years to return to its pre-recession level, a gloomy forecast warned today. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research’s latest estimates predict a 1.5 per cent decline in the first quarters of 2009. It says the rate of decline seen in the current recession was “very similar” to the slowdown at the beginning of the 1980s.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - April 8th 2009



Public trust in social services has been dented by the Baby P tragedy, according to a poll published today. Some 42 per cent of people said their opinion of children’s social workers had got worse since the case, the survey for the Local Government Association found. Only 54 per cent agreed that social services were generally effective at protecting children and 43 per cent said they would not recommend a career as a social worker to a friend or relative.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - March 25th 2009



Britain’s leading charity fundraiser has claimed religions no longer provide the relevant moral leadership, and have been replaced by charities more sympathetic to contemporary issues. NfpSynergy is the UK’s only think-tank and research consultancy dedicated to the charity sector. It conducted a survey of a representative sample of 1,000 people aged 16 and over asking which human activities they most consider immoral or unethical. The think-tank reported: “‘Bullying’ tops a wide-ranging prompted list, ajudged immoral or very immoral by 87%of people, trailed by ‘discriminating against people because they are different’ (81%), ‘buying goods that have been produced using child workers’ (75%) and a plethora of other activities and issues – many of them highlighted and challenged by charities and campaigners today. “At the other end of the modern-day ‘sin spectrum’, the activities considered least immoral are ‘living together before marriage’ (14%) and ‘havign sex before marriage’ (13%) – activities still the subject of many religious pronouncements and teachings.”
Social Issues	Church of England Newspaper - 20th February 2009



More than 100 local authorities are to be threatened with legal action over claims they have failed to provide specialised services for women suffering rape, domestic violence and abuse. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said there was a “major funding gap” for services helping women escape abuse. Glasgow and Bradford were praised for offering the best provision, while the worst were said to be in the South East and East of England.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 30th January 2009

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