by Sean Reilly | Apr 28, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has called on the government to do more to protect the poorest and most vulnerable from the likely consequences of an economic downturn. His comments, made late last week on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, in other...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 25, 2008
The Anglican Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a joint statement in support of the strong voice of fellow Christians in Zimbabwe, as the country’s post-election crisis appears to be worsening. The archbishops have called for greater efforts on...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 24, 2008
Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London has announced that he has had an Evangelical Christian ‘conversion’. He said that he became a Christian when he was a young Sergeant in the Police force. The revelation came during an...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 24, 2008
The High Court today formally quashed the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) decision to drop its corruption investigation into arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. The decision is a huge success for the campaign groups that brought the case. The decision follows...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 24, 2008
The Patron Saint of England (and a number of other countries) has been hailed a human rights campaigner by fellow activist Peter Tatchell – who backs ideas that his national day should be a public holiday celebrating dissent. “It is time we ditched the...
