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  • 4 Nov 2012
    The US presidential race and the condition of integrity

    During our Quaker Meeting for Worship this morning, a Friend asked that we hold in the Light the people of the United States as they choose their next president.

  • 30 Sep 2012
    Bringing an informed mind and a generous spirit to party conferences

    For those outside the bubble of partisanship, the party conference season is likely to induce varying degrees of irritation and despondency.

  • 10 Sep 2012
    London 2012, a reshuffle and the honours system

    'Honour' is both an abstract noun and a verb. These characteristics have become somewhat confused as sacked government ministers are rewarded and Olympic and Paralympic athletes feted for the achievements which have delighted and inspired so many over the last few weeks.

  • 30 Aug 2012
    The brave new world of paralympian defiance

    “A millionaire with a private cinematograph, all the necessary props and a troupe of intelligent actors could, if he wished, make practically all of his inner life known. He could explain the real reasons of his actions instead of telling rationalised lies, point out the things an ordinary man has to keep locked up because there are no words to express them. In general, he could make other people understand him.” So wrote George Orwell in his 1940 essay 'New Words'.

  • 13 Aug 2012
    'New weather' and the aftermath of London 2012

    Something unlooked for has happened over the last two weeks. Many of us have been turned from Olympic scepticism towards – if not an entirely uncritical enthusiasm – a frame of mind which acknowledges it has caught a glimpse of the kind of society which we could be, and has taken inspiration from it.

  • 15 Apr 2012
    Seeking truth: the blunderbuss and the still small voice

    It gets harder by the day to hear the still small voice. There is a stridency in our culture which makes dialogue, the resolution of conflict or even simple understanding increasingly difficult.

  • 22 Oct 2008
    Should politicians 'do God'?

    Many believers want politicians to talk more about God and faith. Many secularists wish they would stop doing so. But are both missing the point?

  • 22 Oct 2008
    Beware politicians and 'God talk'

    Measuring the number of times politicians mention or don't mention God misses the point, says Simon Barrow. The issue is whether the subversive language of the Gospel can challenge top-down religious and political systems.

  • 18 Sep 2008
    Politicians and 'God-talk'