Join Alex Clare-Young and Paul Morrison from the Joint Public Issues Team as they delve into the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) and its impact on government departmental budgets over the next three years. The episode explores the implications of the CSR on poverty, local government funding, and international development, highlighting the significant reductions in the aid budget.

Through detailed analysis, Alex and Paul discuss the justice-related aspects, including the continuation of the poverty and resilience fund for local authorities, while raising concerns about the limitations and potential consequences of the current plans, particularly the insufficient focus on tackling wealth inequality and poverty.

In this episode of 10 minutes on (or 16 minutes on!) Florence interviews Paul Morrison about the Spring Statement.

They focus on the changes to the Benefit System and the impact on poverty in the UK. For more on the Spring Statement head to our blog: https://jpit.uk/response-to-the-spring-statement

Welcome to 10 minutes on, a podcast from the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT).

The 5th of March is the International day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation awareness.

Steve Hucklesby speaks to JPIT intern Florence about what this means, and

They mention two treaties, the Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty (NPT, 1968) and the more recent Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW, 2017)

Steve explains the status of these nuclear treaties at this time global tensions with the US, Europe and Russia. The discussion also covers the impact of Trump, implications for the UK and what a christian response could be.

For more of JPIT's work on peacemaking head to:

- jpit.uk/peacemaking

And for JPIT's work on modern warfare head to:

- jpit.uk/foa