Awakening to a new economics
There are about 25,000 people, including 8,000 children, on Birmingham’s social housing waiting list, living in temporary accommodation or on the streets. Of the many estates built post-war to house … Continue reading The right to housing. What can we learn from the building of social housing in the 1960s?
The last book I read by Tim Jackson, Post Growth, saw him stepping back from what you might expect from an economist and taking a more narrative driven, philosophical approach. … Continue reading Book review: The Care Economy, by Tim Jackson
For a fortunate group of people in the UK, last weekend offered a rare opportunity to experience the simple joy of sledging. In general, I am not a fan of … Continue reading The Joy of Sledging!
Under the brown fog of a winter dawn, A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many, I had not thought death had undone so many, Sighs, short and infrequent, were … Continue reading GOODBYE2025/HELLO2026
There’s still time (just about!) for Joy in Enough readers to enjoy the ‘twelve joys of Christmas’ reflections with Nicholas Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury, on the Everyday Faith App from … Continue reading Twelve Joys of Christmas !
Wednesday 7 January 2026 7pm Natural life in churchyards – connecting with the Biodiversity of church land with Revd Johannes Nobel. The Revd Johannes (Jan) Nobel is a parish priest … Continue reading Why look for the Living among the Dead?
Spirit of Rosa are a folk duo that plays in local churches and community centres in South Birmingham. I first became aware of the band through attending their Tuesday afternoon … Continue reading ‘Spirit of Rosa’
Advent Anxiety grows as lists of To-Dos grow longer and bank balances grow smaller. How ironic that Christmas, a holiday marking the birth of a child in a humble stable, … Continue reading Resisting Christmas Consumerism with the anticipation of Advent
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