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  • December 11, 2012
    Terry Waite: beginning with personal reconciliation

    In 1987, while travelling on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury to help in negotiating the release of western hostages captured by Hezbollah, Terry Waite was himself taken prisoner. He was held, largely in solitary confinement, for almost five years and was subject to torture and mock executions during the first year of his captivity.

  • August 18, 2009
    New wave of political 'independents' begins to emerge

    As the main parties try to re-instate 'politics as usual' in the wake of the MPs' expenses scandal and growing dissatisfaction with the current system, a new wave of potential non-party candidates is emerging in the wings.

  • June 4, 2009
    Euro and local polls hailed as a chance to vote for change and against bigotry

    Church and community leaders across Britain have stressed the importance of voting to stop racist and extremist candidates in today's European and local elections. Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm.

  • June 4, 2009
    Opportunity lies behind the political crisis

    Cynicism about politicians and political institutions runs very deep, says Terry Waite. But the current crisis is also an opportunity for change, for reinvesting politics with hope and the participation of people from outside 'the party system'.

  • March 16, 2009
    Former archbishop's envoy calls for hacker not to be extradited

    Former Lebanon hostage and archbishop's envoy Terry Waite has called for charges against British computer hacker Gary McKinnon to be dropped, amid fears for his safety if he is extradited from the UK to the USA.