| | | Labour Neighbours - the plan | | CSM is at the forefront of the debate about what it means to be 'local' and Labour. This paper unpacks how these 'Labour Neighbours' projects could develop.
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| | Ian Geary |
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| | Labour Neighbours: Mission not Meetings | | Andy Flannagan sets out his vision of a key dynamic for the future of campaigning, of local politics and of how CSM and Labour might learn from local activists making a difference around the country.
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| | Andy Freeman |
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| | Citizenship is Fragile | | Hard-won citizenship rights that ensure our entitlement to vote or to be tried before our peers are entrenched in law and tradition. Like the low rumble of traffic noise, citizenship is unremarkable, taken-for-granted and unnoticed.
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| | Dr Eric Stoddart |
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 | | Week of prayer in parliament 2010 | | 24-7, Christians in Parliament, SUSA and many others are coming together to pray for Parliament this coming week (from Sunday 6th). Find out more here
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| | Andy Freeman |
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| | Private Evangelicalism | | Private Evangelicalism discusses how Church leaders need to stop asking our congregations to bring people to
church and start asking them why they are not inviting others to come.
Alan Molineaux is a freelance writer and church leader, tweet him@almolx
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| | Tribute to David Taylor MP | | David Taylor MP died on Boxing Day. Read Richard Robinson's tribute to this great man 'a wonderful example for many Christian Socialists to follow'.
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| | Why Does Thou steal….? | | Theology student, Eva Parker, responds to Father Tim Jones' controversial statement, that he might recommend stealing.
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| | Eva Parker |
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| | Interview with Jon Cruddas MP | | I think CSM has got a massive part to play in the future of the Labour Party, but more broadly as a transmission port between different movement politics and party structures. The CSM does occupy that scene within a party, where people can link into it.
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| | Andy Flannagan Reflects on 2009 | | What a year! Christmas is a time to sit down, take a breath and be thankful, so that’s what I’m going to do over the next few moments. I hope you don’t mind joining me.
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| | Andy Flannagan, CSM Director |
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| | Justlife Community Interest | | Justlife is a social enterprise which exists to raise aspirations for vulnerable adults by opening doorways to healthcare, housing and employment. The dream is that by enabling people who are so often marginalised to seek the help and support they need...
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| | Gary Bishop |
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| | Recapturing a sense of what is the Common Good. | | We need collectively to be honest and realistic about what we ask our politicians to achieve, and not push them to promise what cannot or should not be delivered within the resources that we have.
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| | Richard Vautrey, Vice President, Methodist Church |
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 | | Why politics ? | | 18 yr old David Bagg gives us his perspective on why God is calling a generation into politics. Personal calling and strong convictions in a heartfelt article.
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| | David Bagg |
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| | Faith Matters | | Monday night (9th September) saw Tony Blair deliver the first of series of seminars entitled ‘New Perspectives on Faith and Development’ . He concluded that 'faith matters' and that faith groups have a massive role to play in development
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| | Andy Freeman |
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| | Whistleblowers and Prophets | | WHISTLEBLOWING IS A THANKLESS JOB. ASK PAUL VAN BUITENEN, NOW SITTING IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AS A ONE-MAN PARTY, EUROPA TRANSPARANT...
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| | Jeff Fountain |
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| | Clause 13: Protecting the Unheard | | Rachel Davies, Human Trafficking Officer at Care explains the complexities of Clause 13 and a vote which could have a big impact on lives like Anna ..
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| | Rachel Davies |
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| | Taking the Next Step | | Allan Davies explains how rewarding it can be to join the Labour Party, as well as the process for joining and becoming active in your local Party branch.
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| | Allan Davies |
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| | The Return of Morality | | On Wednesday, March 4th 2009, Labour MP Tom Harris wrote a very challenging blog, which we provide for you to read below. Perhaps even more interesting are the comments made in response to this article...
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| | Tom Harris MP |
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 | | Good to Great: What do we expect of CSM ? | | Terry Wynn brings a thought provoking look at our expectations for the movement. What do we want CSM to be and how can we rise to the challenge together and see God at work in our movement ?
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| | Terry Wynn |
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 | | My Pension, Their Pension, Everybody’s Pension! | | Liquidity crunch, falling stock markets, falling interest rates, increasing longevity: all bad news if you are making personal provision towards your retirement and are planning to retire in the near future! Lee Clark looks at pensions.
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