Cross Section

General Election | Health and medical ethics

In this episode of Cross Section, Alicia Edmund and Peter Lynas are joined by Professor John Wyatt and Dr Gillian Wright. The group discuss the current state of the NHS post-pandemic and the relationship between health and poverty. The group also talk about medical ethics, including assisted dying and abortion.
https://www.johnwyatt.com/
https://ourdutyofcare.org.uk/
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives
 
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General Election | Manifesto reaction

In this episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund react to the party manifestos that have been released this week. They also discuss the election campaign so far and what we can be doing over the next three weeks as we approach polling day! 
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We’re halfway through the election campaign but matters of faith are still absent | Opinion | Premier Christianity
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General Election | Education

In this weeks episode Alicia Edmund is joined by Lizzie Harewood, Executive Officer of the Association of Christian Teachers and Titilayo Oluwatudimu, Chief Executive Officer of the Emmanuel School Trust. 
The group discuss the state of the education sector in a post pandemic world, navigating curriculum changes in regards to sex education and how parents can be engaging with their children's schools.
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Time to Talk resource
Why should Christians care about the Cass Review?
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General Election | Immigration and Asylum

This week Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster are joined by Andrew Hawkins, CEO and founder of Whitestone Insight and Emily Shepherd, joint CEO of Welcome Churches. 
They discuss the politics around migration, the Rwanda policy and small boats and how the church can hold different views on immigration and asylum. 
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General Election | The scale of UK poverty

Danny Webster and Nicola Martin are joined by Jubilee+'s CEO Natalie Williams and Christians Against Poverty's Social Policy Manager, Kiri Adams. 
They talk about the reality of poverty in the UK, how the church can respond and their policy hopes for the next government. 
Note: Apologies for sound quality. We are aware but felt this was too important an episode to scrap. We hope from you can here you are inspired. Click to connect with Jubliee+ and Christians Against Poverty general election resources.
 
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General Election | Reactions to 4 July announcement

In this special episode, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund react to the news that the general election is set for 4 July.
The team discuss their predictions for the results and talk about how we can be engaging in and praying for this election. 
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General Election | Identity Politics

This week Alicia Edmund and Peter Lynas are joined by Jason Roach, London City Mission's Director of Ministries and Katherine Brown, the Being Human Engagement lead.
They discuss how faith influences voting, politicians appealing to identity politic tropes and the term allyship. 
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General Election | Integrity in Politics

Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund are joined by Louise Davies, CARE's Director of Advocacy and Policy, as they kick off the special general election season. 
The team discuss the current mood in parliament, the importance of integrity in politics and how political engagement should go beyond the ballot box. 
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S7E8: Race, Age and Disability: What does true equality look like?

In the final episode of Season 7, Alicia Edmund, Nicola Martin and Zanna Meynell discuss the Welsh appointment of the first black first minister in the Senedd and challenges in leading well in politics and public life. The team also chat about Liam Fox's proposals to amend abortion laws to babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome and the benefits of the intergenerational church.
Further Reading:
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/public-leadership
https://hannahrosethomas.com/about
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-to-vote-on-abortion-being-allowed-up-until-birth
https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/talking-jesus-resource
 
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S7E7: Kate-Gate: Privacy vs Transparency?

This week Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss the stories that have been hitting the headlines. The team chat through why the story about the Princess of Wales has blown up and how we as Christians can respond to it. They also talk about rumours of Rishi Sunak being ousted, extremism and Keir Starmer's recent comments about assisted dying. 
Further Reading:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/canada-legalized-medical-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-death-maid/673790/
 
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