Austerity and the poor state of the economy has created a tough climate for union negotiators, according to the TUC Equality Audit.

At present the symbolism of the Royal Maundy service in York ritualises economic inequality, the subservience of the Church to the Crown, and the sanctification of an unjust order, says Simon Barrow. Maybe a ritual re-ordering of it could help remind Christians, and the Established church, that we are called to oppose injustice and who who "act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus" (Acts 17.7)?

Civil rights advocates are expressing puzzlement at a new report from Christians in Parliament which claims that Christians are victims of legal and other prejudice in Britain.