2/13/2026 9:58:31 AM Why a new care covenant must put faith communities at its heart 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 Why faith communities matter in the UK’s emerging impact economy 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...
1/23/2026 1:55:15 PM Managing two parallel procurement regimes: Why public sector buyers and commissioners must stay alert By Ciara Campfield If you work with public contracts, you’ll know the Procurement Act 2023 officially kicked in on 24 February 2025. But thanks to the...
12/9/2025 5:43:22 PM Green social prescribing and churchyards 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 It is time to rethink contracts... 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 The church should be at the forefront of the impact economy 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...
12/5/2025 2:27:53 PM Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies - The First Five Years Can Change a Life — I’ve Seen It First-Hand By Ciara Campfield I’m really glad to see the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme moving forward with the publication of the Government's...
11/25/2025 12:29:20 PM The ever changing world of immigration By Julie Moktadir Yesterday was the ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners Association) AGM. I have been a Trustee of ILPA for many years, and have been...
11/24/2025 10:04:54 AM Preserve the past. Protect the future. By Lee Coley The ongoing discussion around the value of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme has been added to by a recent survey undertaken for...
11/21/2025 9:10:08 AM This is water; this is data By Eleanor Reilly On this day, 20 years and six months ago, David Foster Wallace delivered the commencement day speech at Kenyon College, Ohio in the...
11/18/2025 12:29:01 PM Religious education and social cohesion By Lee Coley A recent report by Theos, in conjunction with Culham St Gabriel's, titled ‘Beyond the Classroom: Informal Religion and Worldviews...
11/14/2025 11:07:20 AM Safeguarding - the Archbishop's Council and the Charity Commission By Lee Coley The Charity Commission has today published a press release about its engagement with the Archbishops' Council and its conclusions. The...