by Savitri Hensman | Jan 11, 2022 | Commentary
THE LATEST SCANDALS surrounding the UK government have raised serious questions about how, and in whose interests, key decisions are made. Laws are being changed so that future critics of state abuse of power can be silenced or ignored. Poverty and lack of access to...
by Bernadette Meaden | Jan 8, 2022 | Commentary
REINDEER CYCLONES: the term was strange to me when I came across it recently, but it describes a beautiful and rather moving natural phenomenon. A reindeer cyclone occurs when a herd feels under threat. The reindeer gather together in a tight circular group, and begin...
by Simon Barrow | Dec 25, 2021 | Commentary
THE CHRISTMAS we celebrate in the western world in the first quarter of the C21st is an unwieldy mish-mash of sentimentality, rampant commercialism, tempered religiosity, honest paganism, the mass slaughter of animals, family hospitality and seasonal goodwill. It is...
by Doug Hynd | Dec 23, 2021 | Commentary
IF THE GOVERNMENT of the United Kingdom decides to follow the Australian policy of offshore processing refugees offshore, a strong theological response will be needed to underpin sustained practical resistance to such a policy. Fortunately, churches don’t have to...
by Doug Hynd | Dec 20, 2021 | Commentary
THE UK GOVERNMENT is reported to be wanting to move refugees and asylum seekers offshore. Following the Australian model apparently. So, do you want to know what the Australian model of offshore detention looks like? Let’s start with the annual financial costs of the...
by Bernadette Meaden | Dec 15, 2021 | Commentary
GIVEN the Prime Minister we have, and the events of the last decade, it’s completely understandable that trust in politicians is at an all-time low. The UK’s current leadership has given us very little reason to trust, or even to believe them. And it has been...
