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  • 15 Oct 2012
    Christianity Uncut refutes 'untrue' comments about St Paul's protest

    A network of Christians involved in an act of witness at St Paul's in London yesterday have rejected 'misleading' accusations from the cathedral and the media.

  • 14 Oct 2012
    Protesters at St Paul's say bankers not Occupy should be evicted

    Christians and other Occupy supporters have conducted "dignified protests" at St Paul's Cathedral on the anniversary of the encampment there.

  • 9 Oct 2012
    A church that fails to 'get' popular protest movements

    As we approach the first anniversary of the St Paul's protests it saddens Giles Fraser, former canon there, that the Church of England's reaction to Occupy was so reminiscent of its reaction to Chartism. In both cases, popular protest was dismissed as incoherent and unsuccessful, as the Archbishop of canterbury recently suggested about Occupy.

  • 25 May 2012
    Police letter suggests St Paul's misled public over Occupy eviction

    The City of London Police Commissioner has revealed St Paul's Cathedral gave the police permission to forcibly remove Occupy protesters from the cathedral steps.

  • 17 May 2012
    Speaking about the Occupy movement on Sunday

    There's more than three months to go until the Greenbelt Festival gets underway, but a pre-Greenbelt event will take place this Sunday in London. I'm really pleased to be one of ten speakers who will talk for 8-10 minutes each on an aspect of the theme of Greenbelt 2012, ?Paradise: Lost & Found.

  • 11 May 2012
    Trusting in what is not real

    The Bible says more about money than about almost any other ethical issue. In a world where critics of capitalism are described as "unrealistic", Christians can point to a greater reality than the dominant values of our own time and culture. We can recognise that capitalism depends on faith in the idols of money and markets.

  • 26 Apr 2012
    Quaker disrupts Vince Cable's speech to arms dealers

    A Quaker has interrupted a speech by Business Secretary Vince Cable to deliver his own impromptu speech against the government’s support for the arms industry.

  • 11 Apr 2012
    The Occupy movement and the challenge to take sides

    I was dragged by police from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral as I knelt in prayer during the eviction of Occupy London Stock Exchange. The occupiers had arrived on the cathedral's doorstep after they were prevented from protesting closer to the Stock Exchange. The Occupy movement attracted a surprising degree of public sympathy and Christians, like others, were challenged to choose sides.

  • 23 Mar 2012
    St Paul's Cathedral refuses to meet Christians evicted from steps

    The Canon Pastor of St Paul's has refused to meet with Christians who were dragged by police from the cathedral steps as they prayed during the 'Occupy' eviction.

  • 14 Mar 2012
    Anglican clergy back Christians evicted from steps of St Paul's

    St Paul’s Cathedral have received a letter from five Christians who were removed by police as they prayed on the cathedral steps during the 'Occupy' eviction.