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Radio 4,22 Feb 2026,14 mins

Power and Poverty

Lent Talks

Available for 12 days

A series of personal reflections on power inspired by the story of Jesus’ Passion. Six essays tracing the hidden currents of power in everyday life: how it shapes us, how it works, how it wounds, and how it can be resisted, claimed, and reclaimed. In this episode, Keely Dalfen – CEO of ‘The Brick’, an organisation tackling homelessness and deprivation in Wigan – explores power and poverty. Producer: Dan Tierney.

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