by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has told a newspaper he thinks the British government should consider raising the age of criminal responsibility, acknowledging that very young people involved in crime still need to be recognised as children. The archbishop...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 7, 2007
A Catholic aid agency has welcomed plans for the Climate Change Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday, but says standards within it must be higher than currently being proposed. CAFOD welcomed the UK government’s “leadership” on...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 7, 2007
Two senior clergy, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the Chair of the Methodist District will come face to face with the renowned nightlife of Leeds when they spend an evening with police officers and a team of church volunteers on the city centre streets this coming...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 7, 2007
As the political debate around the Queen’s speech continues, the Methodist Church in Britain has made a careful response to a range of issues – including climate change, social policy, human rights and bioethics. Anthea Cox, the Church’s Coordinating...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 6, 2007
Following the controversial state visit of King Abdullah, peace campaigners are going to the Royal Courts of Justice at the end of the week to challenge an official decision to end an investigation into Saudi arms links. At an oral hearing in the High Court scheduled...
