{"id":1138,"date":"2022-12-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpit.uk\/?p=19448"},"modified":"2022-12-30T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T07:00:00","slug":"jpits-review-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=1138","title":{"rendered":"JPIT\u2019s Review of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 has been a year of so many highs, lows and Prime Ministers! Here, the JPIT team take us through a review of their favourite things to come out from this year. We wish you a peaceful and happy Christmas and every blessing in 2023. <\/p>\n

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Dave<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite read:<\/strong> Apeirogon by Colum McCann \u2013 an amazing piece of writing that seamlessly links seemingly random facts to tell the story two men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, who despite having lost a child in the conflict, have formed a strong friendship and bond and work tirelessly for peace.<\/p>\n

Favourite headline: <\/strong>\u2018Think Westminster\u2019s a mess? It\u2019s nothing compared to the north\u2019s mismanaged rail system\u2019 \u2013 headline for a Guardian article by Greater Manchester\u2019s Metro Mayor Andy Burnham 22nd<\/sup> Oct 22 \u2013 just seems to sum up much of life this year working for JPIT and travelling regularly from Manchester to London!!<\/p>\n

Favourite place: <\/strong>Wembley Stadium Sunday 31st<\/sup> July 2022. It was fantastic, and a touch emotional, to be in the crowd as \u2018football finally came home\u2019!<\/p>\n

Favourite meal: <\/strong>The bread and za\u2019atar offered to me during the 3 and a half hour wait at the Israeli checkpoint when I was leaving Gaza. The patience and generosity of this elderly Palestinian woman was a real blessing against the backdrop of oppression.<\/p>\n

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Roo<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite read:<\/strong> \u201cThe Peace Protestors: A history of modern-day war resistance\u201d, Symon Hill (pub. Pen & Sword History) and \u201cYoung, Woke and Christian: words from a missing generation\u201d, ed. Victoria Turner (pub. SCM press)<\/p>\n

Favourite news story: <\/strong>The Daily Star\u2019s \u2018Will Liz outlast a lettuce?\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n

Favourite headline:<\/strong> \u2018Tip of the Iceberg: How long can wet lettuce Liz romaine?\u2019<\/p>\n

Favourite place:<\/strong> Northern Ireland Battery Hen Rescue Centre (smells wretched, but is full of love)<\/p>\n

Favourite song:<\/strong> Turkey Bird (Listen here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Favourite line from a Prime Minister\u2019s resignation speech<\/strong>: \u201cThem\u2019s the breaks.\u201d Boris Johnson, 7\/7\/2022<\/p>\n

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Paul<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite read<\/strong>: Debt the First 5000 years by David Graber. I love this book not so much for what it taught me (which is a great deal) but for how many of my comfortable assumptions about debt, money and the economy it undermines. Did you know that debt came long before money existed, that no economy has ever been based on barter and that the origin of money in most societies is not trade but in cementing customs and relationships? I do now and am prepared to bore you with why.<\/p>\n

Favourite TV show:<\/strong> Derry Girls \u2013 I grew up in Northern Ireland around the time it is set. I could say I like it because it beautifully captures the ludicrousness of that time and place, but mainly it is because after watching for 30 minutes my accent reverts to proper Belfast and my children can\u2019t understand a word I\u2019m saying.<\/p>\n

Favourite Twitter account:<\/strong> The only remaining longstanding member of the No 10 staff, Larry the Cat, uses his twitter account to comment coherently, with the gravitas and experience that has been lacking from some other residents of No 10.<\/p>\n

Favourite song:<\/strong> A Million Dreams \u2013 I have always liked the song but when my daughter sang it at her school concert I \u201chad something in my eye\u201d for an embarrassingly long time afterwards.<\/p>\n

Favourite Chancellor:<\/strong> So many to choose from this year \u2013 but it must be Kwasi Kwarteng. The September budget did what large numbers of influential thinktanks have been advocating for a generation \u2013 they said point money towards the richest, free them from tax and regulation and the economy will fly. It did fly \u2013 into a wall. Kwarteng\u2019s budget taught us an extraordinarily important (and expensive) lesson \u2013 an ideology that focusses on enriching the rich and ignores the poorest is economically, politically and morally unacceptable.<\/p>\n

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Steve H<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite podcast<\/strong>: 10 minutes On<\/p>\n

Favourite news story:<\/strong> Watchdog bans HSBC climate ads in fresh blow to bank\u2019s green credentials | HSBC | The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n

Favourite place:<\/strong> Farne Islands, Northumberland<\/p>\n

Favourite campaigner<\/strong>: Greta Thunberg \u2013 for not attending COP27<\/p>\n

Favourite JPIT meeting:<\/strong> All of them because I work with such great people.<\/p>\n

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Hannah F-B<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite Headline: <\/strong>\u201cDon\u2019t \u2018close the door\u2019 on asylum seekers, faith leaders urge Boris Johnson<\/a>\u201d. Even though we didn\u2019t see the changes we called for, Faith leaders spoke up loudly against the inhumane policies of the Nationality and Borders Bill earlier this year. I\u2019m proud that we were clear about how we want to see asylum seekers treated \u2013 with dignity and respect.<\/p>\n

Favourite Read:<\/strong> \u2018The Bullet that Missed\u2019 by Richard Osman \u2013 This series has been an indulgent read for me over the last few years! I love the characters and getting stuck into the story. A good bit of escapism!<\/p>\n

Favourite TV Moment:<\/strong> The Citizens of the World Choir performing on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury with Elbow and Little Amal. Even though I was stuck at home with Covid and couldn\u2019t join them, I couldn\u2019t have been more proud of this public display of solidarity and empowerment from a brilliant choir of refugees, asylum seekers and friends.  You can watch it here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Favourite Place:<\/strong> I got married this year, so I am lucky enough that my favourite place was our wedding reception, at our local communal garden, surrounded by our family and friends.<\/p>\n

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Alfie<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite read:<\/strong> \u2018Humankind\u2019 by Rutger Bregman, not perfect, but one of the few books I\u2019ve read recently that is adamant humans are actually not all that bad.  <\/p>\n

Favourite podcast: <\/strong>\u2018EarBiscuits\u2019 \u2013 A podcast where two friends who have known each other since they were 5 and are now in their 40\u2019s talk about life, be it mundane or very much not.<\/p>\n

Favourite TV show:<\/strong> Ghosts, on BBC, which sees the cast of Horrible Histories reunite for a very easy watching comedy.  <\/p>\n

Favourite line from a Prime Minister\u2019s resignation speech: <\/strong>Boris Johnson\u2019s farewell to Parliament, which included a frightening number of suggestions that he might be back\u2026 Hasta la vista baby! <\/p>\n

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Hazel<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite Read:<\/strong> I reread the Chronicles of Narnia this summer \u2013 bit of an old recommendation but there\u2019s still so much beauty and wisdom in CS Lewis\u2019 descriptions which went over my head when I was younger.<\/p>\n

Favourite Podcast:<\/strong> \u2018You\u2019re Dead to Me\u2019 on BBC Sounds \u2013 a really interesting, in depth and humourous look at historical figures and events with a historian and a comedian as guests each episode. I\u2019ve learnt so much from it, and it makes me laugh.<\/p>\n

Favourite TV Show:<\/strong> Stranger Things \u2013 rewatching the earlier series this summer as well as the new one was such a joy (even if I did have to watch through my fingers occasionally). It\u2019s such a beautifully made, creative and in depth show with characters you can\u2019t help but love.<\/p>\n

Favourite YouTube Channel:<\/strong> I love \u2018The Take\u2019, an in depth look at cultural commentary, film theory and analysis of popular culture which really gets into the nitty gritty. <\/p>\n

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Simeon<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite campaigner<\/strong>: Martin Lewis, the \u2018Money Saving Expert\u2019, has really used his platform powerfully this year, especially to highlight the huge pressures facing many on low incomes \u2013 and the necessity of government intervention.<\/p>\n

Favourite podcast<\/strong>: The Rest is Politics. Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart have been insightful companions through the many political twists and turns of the year.<\/p>\n

New skill:<\/strong> Finding as many ways as possible to stay warm while working at home without having to put the central heating on. It\u2019s been a follow-up to the summer skill challenge of finding ways to stay cool during the heatwave.<\/p>\n

Favourite conversation:<\/strong> Bringing together Al Barrett, Zrinka Bralo and Matthew Van Duyvenbode to explore what it means to work for change from the ground up at the JPIT Conference in June (catch it again here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Favourite song:<\/strong> My daughter\u2019s school choir singing a contemporary rewriting of the Ukrainian \u2018Carol of the Bells\u2019 had me in tears, especially with the consciousness of the number of refugees from Ukraine that have been welcomed to the school during the year.<\/p>\n

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Steve T<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite podcast: <\/strong>\u201cThe Political Party\u201d \u2013 Matt Forde (Funny and informative \u2013 Matt Forde is one of the most underappreciated interviewers of our time)<\/p>\n

Favourite Film:<\/strong> \u201cLicorice Pizza\u201d (or \u201cPetite Maman\u201d, but it\u2019s unfair when you\u2019re up against a new Paul Thomas Anderson film)<\/p>\n

Favourite Headline:<\/strong> \u201cGovernment should be ashamed of Nationality and Borders Bill\u201d<\/a> (Maybe a bit bias \u2013 JPIT may have had something to do with this)<\/p>\n

Favourite Youtube Channel\/Twitter account<\/strong>: @MarshFamilySongs<\/a> \u2013 all tongue in cheek I\u2019m sure \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n

Favourite night out:<\/strong> \u201cMatilda\u201d<\/a> in the West End with my kids \u2013 converted them to want to be revolting children (in the good \u2018campaign for justice\u2019 sense I hope!)<\/p>\n

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Hannah F<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Favourite podcast:<\/strong> the Magnificast \u2013 explores Christianity and the political left in a very fun way!<\/p>\n

Favourite read:<\/strong> A Good and Dignified Life: The Political Advice of Rosa Luxemburg and Hannah Arendt \u2013 ok it doesn\u2019t sound super interesting but it\u2019s one of the most hopeful and inspiring little books.<\/p>\n

Favourite film<\/strong>: The Swimmers about the two Syrian girls who travel to Germany \u2013 feeling hopeful for changing some perspectives on refugees.<\/p>\n

Favourite place:<\/strong> Brighton! I love escaping from busy London to the South Downs and the very empty beach at this time of year.<\/p>\n

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