As we reach the end of the week, it can be hard not to feel weighed down by the injustices we see around us, in our communities, our politics and our world. 🪡

✝️ Whether you’re Anglican or Adventist, Methodist or Pentecostal, Catholic, Baptist or Quaker, anything in between or no denomination at all - if your faith calls you to seek justice, compassion, and equality, there’s a place for you here. Join us: christiansontheleft.org.uk/membership

Thank you to every member, volunteer, and supporter. CotL is growing, because of you. ❤️🌹

As the week comes to an end, many of us carry tiredness, from work, from worry, from the long work of seeking justice in a complicated world.

“The essence of all morality is a passionate belief in the intrinsic value of human beings.” – R.H. Tawney A reminder of the roots of Christian Socialism & why our movement exists. For over 65 years, Christians on the Left has put this belief into action, in policy & in community.

We're delighted to celebrate that one of our very own, Sara Hyde has been inducted to the House of Lords as Baroness Hyde of Bemerton. Sara led our Leadership Programme for many years and we've no doubt that she will make a big difference in her role. Congratulations Sara!

As we move through the early days of a new year, it’s tempting to rush toward plans, goals, and outcomes. This verse reminds us to pause and ask a deeper question: what are we building and why?

We’re taking faith & justice to TikTok. Follow us for member stories, reflections, and explainers. See you there! 🎥🌹

As we step into a new year, we are reminded that God is always at work, renewing, restoring, & calling us to imagine what a more just & compassionate world could look like. The “new thing” God brings is not just personal renewal, but hope for our communities & our politics

Christian Socialism isn’t old history — it’s a living tradition calling us to justice today. Here’s what it means in 2026… 🧵👇

🎥 Something new is coming… Christians on the Left is joining TikTok! We’re launching with your stories — “Why I Joined Christians on the Left.” Tell us your stories of being part of Christians on the Left below 👇

✨ As we step into 2026, may we be people of justice, compassion, and hope. May our faith guide our politics, and our politics reflect our faith. Happy New Year from Christians on the Left.

Merry Christmas! 🎄 From all of us at Christians on the Left 😊

In the birth of Christ, hope entered the world quietly among the poor, the overlooked, and the weary. That same hope still calls to us today. As we look to the future, we carry a faith that does not turn away from the world’s brokenness, but steps into it with love.

We’re grateful for everyone who makes up our Christians on the Left family. Members, volunteers, donors, MPs, and friends who believe faith has a vital voice in politics. Thank you for walking with us in faith and solidarity.

Every year we hold a Tawney Dialogue to talk about politics in a wider context. This year we marked 20 years since Make Poverty History, with David Smith MP, Paul Cook from ONE Campaign & Christine Allen from @cafod.bsky.social Stay tuned to find out about the Tawney Dialogue 2026!

As one year comes to a close and another begins, we remember that God’s care does not end at the turning of the calendar. In our coming and our going, in moments of action and of rest, God remains with us.

This year, Christians on the Left celebrated 65 years as an organisation. For 65 years, we have brought believers together to live that calling out in politics. If you long to see faith shaping a fairer, kinder society, this is your invitation. ✝️ Join us today: tinyurl.com/5738dx84

This year at #LabourConference25 we were pleased to partner with CAFOD, Oxfam, LabourCID & Islamic Relief UK on the role of faith in international development. It was a positive and hopeful panel and together we made the case for keeping international development at the heart of foreign policy.

We loved hosting our church service at #LabourConference25, in partnership with our friends Open Doors UK & Ireland and St. James in the City It was great to show how faith can inspire politics that is compassionate, just, and hopeful. 🌱

This year we stood shoulder to shoulder with partners fighting for freedom and justice worldwide. It was fantastic to work in solidarity with so many incredible organisations. Thank you for everything you do!

Horrendous to emerge from the peace of church this morning to news of the Bondi Beach attack. Praying for all those involved & for all our Jewish brothers and sisters marking Chanukah, light in a dark world.

In 2025, we spoke out for families and children, because faith demands justice. We are particularly thankful for the recent budget result, building on our prayers and calls to the Government.

Today we want to acknowledge and thank the amazing members of our Executive Committee, we couldn’t do any of this without you. There are committee positions up for election next year so if you are interested get in touch to join us at next AGM.

Every month we join together to pray for politics and our world. This year we’ve had some incredible organisations join us to share about their work - thank you to Aid to the Church in Need UK , JustMoney Movement, Arise UK, Church Action for Tax Justice and International Justice Mission

As we prepare for Christmas, we give thanks for the hope that inspires our politics and for the year that has been. These words from John remind us that hope is resilient. So may Christ’s light renew our courage, deepen our compassion, and draw us into a politics shaped by love.

🎄 ❄️ Join us over the next few days for our “12 days of Christmas Advent Calendar” To celebrate and reflect on everything that has happened at Christians on the Left in 2025.

Every church leader, community volunteer, teacher I know has anecdotes about the depth of child poverty. This might feel like one for the data nerds, but it will be hugely powerful in policy terms.

Ending child poverty is fundamental to our vision and values, both as Christians and of the Labour Party. The plans outlined in today's Child Poverty Strategy to lift the children of this country out of poverty are both bold and morally right. (1/4)

Keir Hardie believed politics could be an act of love a legacy still shapes Christians on the Left today. 👉 Read our latest anniversary blog tinyurl.com/94nrpa68 And if Hardie’s vision inspires you, consider joining us through the JK Hardie membership. 👉 www.christiansontheleft.org.uk/membership

For 65 years, Christians on the Left has been shaped by the people who call this community home. Today we’re sharing Rachel’s story, why she joined, what keeps her hopeful, and how her faith shapes her politics. Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this movement over the decades.

👀 Read our Director, Hannah Rich’s piece in Premier Christianity on what Badenoch and Cates get wrong on (what the bible says about) Church and the welfare state. 👉 The link for the piece is here:

I wrote for Premier this week on what I think Badenoch & Cates get wrong about (what the Bible says about) the relationship between the church and the welfare state.

Hope isn’t wishful thinking, it’s an act of faithful resistance. In a world that often tells us to expect the worst, hope tells us a different story: that transformation is possible, that compassion is powerful, and that justice is worth pursuing.

Ahead of today's budget our director, Hannah Rich, has written for Mainstream about how we need the moral courage in government to make decisions like ending the two child benefit limit simply because they’re the right thing to do. Read it here 👉 www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/moral-c...

Ahead of tomorrow’s budget, I’ve written for @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social about how we need the moral courage in govt to make decisions like ending the two child benefit limit simply because they’re the right thing to do. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/moral-courage-and-the-two-child-benefit-limit

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: As the Budget looms, Labour have lost the art of making the moral case for policy - but this could change with the two-child benefit limit, writes @chrleft.bsky.social Director Hannah Rich (@hannahmerich.bsky.social). Read it below:

As we celebrate 65 years of Christians on the Left, we’re looking back to the movements that helped shape our belief that faith belongs in public life.

As we close another week filled with headlines, responsibilities, and noise, we’re reminded that God’s peace isn’t an escape from the world, it’s a grounding within it. True peace comes when we choose compassion over cynicism, hope over fear, and courage over despair.

Ahead of the Budget, we’re praying and advocating for choices that lift children out of poverty and strengthen families. Our statement today reflects our hope for a fairer economy shaped by justice and compassion.

For the past two years we’ve been calling for the Government to abolish the two-child benefit limit. 👀 Read where it all began for us with our Director, Hannah Rich’s article in the Church Times. 👉 www.christiansontheleft.org.uk/latest/labour-should-repeal-the-two-child-limit-nbsp

Change doesn’t always start with grand speeches or big policies, it often begins with quiet faithfulness in small things. Every honest conversation, every act of kindness, every time we stand up for someone who’s overlooked, these are seeds of transformation. 🌱

We’re a community of Christians from every denomination or none — united by a belief that faith belongs in politics. Whether you’re lifelong Labour or just starting to explore how your faith shapes your values, there’s a place for you here.

✊ On 10 April 1848, tens of thousands gathered on Kennington Common to demand political rights and dignity for working people at the height of the Chartist movement.

We’re grateful for everyone who makes up our Christians on the Left family. Members, volunteers, MPs, and friends who believe faith still has a vital voice in politics. Thank you for walking with us in faith and solidarity. 🌹✝️

As this week draws to a close, we’re reminded that our faith and politics don’t just live in speeches or campaigns — they live in the small, everyday acts of love, honesty, and courage.