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  • 19 Aug 2011
    Blond blunders on riots

    There have been many thoughtful attempts to understand recent riots in England, says Savi Hensman. But unfortunately thinktank head and theologian Philip Blond’s parallel universe is not among them.

  • 19 Aug 2011
    Birmingham mourners for three men who tried to stop looting

    Some 20,000 mourners gathered in Birmingham for the funeral of three young men killed while defending their community from looters last week.

  • 16 Aug 2011
    We must engage with those who feel they have no stake

    I returned last Friday from a week more or less out of reach of TV, radio and electronic communications to what feels like another country: A country convulsed by anger, outrage and anguish. A country in which the ‘old certainties’ of even ten days ago, now seem past their sell by date.

  • 16 Aug 2011
    Tackling daily fear and exclusion

    If we can take anything positive from the days of destruction and division in England recently, says Chris Bain, perhaps it should be a dedication to tackle fear and exclusion wherever it exists around the world, and to stand by the women and children in the poorest countries who currently stand afraid on their own.

  • 15 Aug 2011
    Guarding our tongues on violence and disorder

    Purity and simplicity are quite rare qualities. When "pure and simple" is used to describe something which is in reality challenging and complex, it often accompanies the desire to mislead or to close down argument.

  • 12 Aug 2011
    Punishing rioters’ and looters’ families

    Many people are angry and frightened at the rioting that has caused such damage in cities across England. Some favour harsh punishments. Ideas which have become popular include cutting off welfare benefits to those convicted and evicting their families from social housing. Wandsworth Council has reportedly already applied to the courts to evict a tenant whose son was involved.

  • 11 Aug 2011
    Peace service focuses on wounded London communities

    The annual peace service at Westminster Cathedral acquired fresh significance in the light of the major disturbances across England.

  • 11 Aug 2011
    The riots, the media and Twitter

    I have recently spent the night reading about and watching the (in the first instance) London riots unfold from my hotel room in India. I have lived in Lewisham since 1998 and to see aerial images of cars along the main streets on fire and shops I know well looted has been surreal.

  • 10 Aug 2011
    Communities respond to riots with calls for rebuilding

    With the smell of smoke and wail of sirens in the background, about 200 to 300 people from a range of faiths on the evening of 8 August gathered for a prayer and a walk to the center of Tottenham, north London, scarred by a weekend of rioting.

  • 10 Aug 2011
    Faith groups work to heal riot-scarred English neighborhoods

    Many faith communities in England are working together on the front line this week after several days of rioting across the country.