Stone King - Quick Reads

4/8/2026 3:37:04 PM

Faith leaders urge UK government to pause, listen, and revise proposed changes to the UK settlement regime

By Julie Moktadir

An open letter from religious leaders, faith groups, and charities has cited concerns that the proposed measures may make community...

3/11/2026 9:27:12 AM

By Ciara Campfield

For the first time in a long while, it feels as though education, social care, community economics, and national resilience policy are...

2/27/2026 10:26:36 AM

By Ciara Campfield

The publication of the 2026 schools white paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, marks a turning point in how England...

2/24/2026 12:35:14 PM

By Lee Coley

Quite rightly much of the focus on ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ has been on its proposed reforms of the SEND system and the...

2/13/2026 9:58:31 AM

By Lee Coley

In 2023, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a report called Care and Support Reimagined: a National Care Covenant for England...

2/9/2026 1:27:38 PM

By Lee Coley

A significant shift is taking place in the UK’s approach to public service reform. With the creation of the Office for the Impact Economy...

1/15/2026 2:55:02 PM

By Ciara Campfield

Public services today face high demand, limited budgets, and deep social challenges. We see it daily in the work we do at Stone King as a...

12/17/2025 4:13:19 PM

By Lee Coley

At a press conference yesterday, Richard Tice, Deputy Leader of Reform UK, suggested looking to churches that are ‘redundant' five days a...

12/12/2025 9:51:37 AM

By Ciara Campfield

The UK has - for the first time under the Procurement Act 2023 - issued revised procurement thresholds, effective 1 January 2026.Most...

12/9/2025 5:43:22 PM

By Lee Coley

Churchyards are a profound mix of grief, love, calm, nature and beauty. They represent a means to retain connections with those who have...

12/9/2025 1:25:19 PM

By Ciara Campfield

As a commercial contracts and procurement lawyer, I’ve seen the same issue play out again and again: contracts have become dense,...

12/8/2025 2:19:51 PM

By Lee Coley

I read an interesting article by Alan Smith this morning about how The Church Commissioners try to use their investments to create...