Category - tories

Lambeth rebuts Tory leader's comments on Archbishop and Sharia

staff writers — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:40:12 +0000

Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury's headquarters, has rejected claims made in a speech earlier this week by Conservative leader David Cameron, that Dr Rowan Williams was seeking the incorporation of Sharia law in the UK.

Seeking political hope beyond money and influence

Simon Barrow — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:46:21 +0000

Westminster easily gets mired in posturing and trading for influence, says Simon Barrow. But there are glimmers of redemption and genuine conviction in the political vocation too - even if we need to go well beyond politics to realise them.

Migration back to being a political football again

staff writers — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:46:30 +0000

Migration issues are back in the headlines, with the two main parties vying over 'get tough' policies, and the government admitting that its recent labour force statistics have been wrong. But positive alternatives are also being mooted.

Tories in unholy row over disparaging the non-religious

staff writers — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:18:49 +0100

Conservative leader David Cameron's claim that his new-style Tories love everybody has hit a snag after accusations that one of its leading members launched an intemperate attack on non-Christians at their recent party conference.

Flinging Jesus at David Cameron

Simon Barrow — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:29:14 +0000

A Scottish Christian group has contrived a novel way of asking whether the new Tory leader is for real.