by Simon Barrow | Jul 26, 2024 | Update
WE LIVE in an increasingly information overloaded, mixed belief, diverse and busy world. So how and where do we consciously hear each other? Where do the voices of anticipated difference and unexpected consonance come to us? Is it possible to find common ground or...
by Simon Barrow | Jul 4, 2024 | Commentary
ESPECIALLY in local and regional government across the UK, independent candidates (in reality, some more independent than others) were a strong feature of the landscape for many years. That trend has diminished as the capacity of party machineries, especially in the...
by Simon Barrow | Jul 4, 2024 | Commentary
AS THE 2024 General Election stumbles to the finishing line today, and unless anything truly unexpected happens now, history will surely marvel at how it succeeded in being both a theatrical non-event and politically momentous all at the same time. What we have mostly...
by Simon Barrow | Jun 23, 2024 | Update
IT HAS long been said that truth is the first casualty in war. In the age of digital technology, social media, AI and deepfakes, that awful reality has been turbo-charged. The continuing bombardment and assault on Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are prime...
by Simon Barrow | Apr 23, 2024 | Commentary
Luke 24. 36b – 58; Acts 3. 12-19; Psalm 4. “They were startled and terrified… Jesus said to them, why are you frightened and why do doubts arise in your hearts?” AT THE VERY core of Christian believing is the conviction that – despite persistent appearances to the...
