In recent days devolution has once again become a contentious issue, as Brexiteer politicians in London, without any apparent sense of irony, proclaimed the benefits of being part of a politi
Commentary
Regular comment and analysis from some of our staff and associates.
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November 19, 2020
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November 5, 2020
As we approach Remembrance Sunday, the usual arguments over poppy colour have been a little less strident as memorial celebrations are subject to lockdown this year.
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October 22, 2020
The capacity of our society to create confusion, distraction and obfuscation around the issue of poverty and economic injustice seems almost unlimited.
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October 14, 2020
On top of its countless other failings, one of the features of our current government is an absence of fresh or original thinking.
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October 7, 2020
Student accommodation is a lucrative business.
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October 1, 2020
It can sometimes be advantageous to arrive late. I did not pay much attention to the film Goodbye Christopher Robin when it first appeared in 2017.
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September 17, 2020
Q. Your new book, Illness, Disability and Caring draws on the wisdom of the Bible to help us better understand various aspects of illness, disability and caring.
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September 10, 2020
London-based Union Chapel has announced a webinar with leading Hong Kong democracy advocates and activists Ray Wong, Samuel Chu and Ben Rogers.
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September 4, 2020
Culture wars are as pointlessly destructive as any other form of warfare.
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August 23, 2020
Earlier this month Nigel Farage visited a hotel in Witham to ‘expose’ the fact that it was providing accommodation for a group of 40 asylum seekers – men, women, and children.
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August 20, 2020
The crucible of Christian theology is catastrophe. Readers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer know this. However, it is not just a question of one particular theology and one particular theologian.
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August 12, 2020
The title of this collection offers a promise: a sense of place.
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July 26, 2020
If Boris Johnson wants a healthier population, his government needs to reduce poverty and inequality, something which is completely within its power to do, but which it shows no credible intention
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July 24, 2020
Within the Church of England and the Church in Wales, the arguments for accepting equal marriage, and for a commitment to the full equality of LGBT people within the body of Christ, are well known.
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July 15, 2020
This government’s modus operandi increasingly reminds me a of a verse from Matthew’s gospel – but not in a good way.
