Cross Section

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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S7E6: Are we all extremists?

In this weeks episode Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster discuss the Tories division over their attempts to redefine extremism. The team also chat about Raye's incredible success at the Brit awards and her comments about being a Christian and analyse the newly announced budget!
Further reading:
https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/the-rise-of-raye-the-singer-and-her-christian-faith/17307.article
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/definition-extremism-gender-christian-groups-government-rishi-sunak-uk-xf6lbff69
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S7E5: Commons in chaos and the Gaza ceasefire vote

This week’s episode focuses on the political fallout in Westminster over the Israel-Gaza ‘ceasefire vote’, Lee Anderson MP's provocative language on the pro-Palestinian protests, proposed amendments to decriminalise abortion across the UK and possible law changes to restrict protest rights in the UK.
Join Alicia Edmund, Danny Webster and Peter Lynas as they discuss the issues trending UK politics and news from the past week through the lens of Christian faith.
 
Further reading:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/28/decriminalising-abortion-will-fuel-diy-warns-miriam-cates/
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives
https://www.premierchristianity.com/features/is-free-speech-under-threat/17106.article
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/the-local-church-can-be-a-force-for-change-in-2024
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S7E4: Why so much talk on Conversion Therapy in Westminster?

This week Danny, Alicia and Zanna discuss conversion therapy and the current conversations occurring in parliament. The team also chat about Labour's landslide wins at the by-elections last week and the recent death of Alexei Navalny.
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S7E3: Fake Conversions and Bogus Asylum Claims

This week Peter and Danny are joined by Nicola as they discuss asylum seeker's fake conversions to Christianity, the King's health and whether under 16's should have smart phones. 
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S7E2: Truth, Integrity and Stormont Returns

This week Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund are joined by the Evangelical Alliance's Head of Northern Ireland, David Smyth, as they discuss the return of Stormont after two years. Other topics include misogyny in the music industry and the government's communication methods. 
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