Remembering well in the cause of peace

by | Nov 7, 2015

War is failure. War is failure. The failure of diplomacy, of politics and, in John Steinbeck’s words, of man “as a thinking animal.” If we lose sight of this, we cannot remember well. And if we are unable to remember well, yet another failure will be added to...

A wedding, a tribunal and two contrasting cultures

by | Nov 5, 2015

Jeremy Pemberton, a hospital chaplain, has lost an employment tribunal case against the Church of England. Jeremy Pemberton, a hospital chaplain, has lost an employment tribunal case against the Church of England. He was unable to take up a new NHS post because he...

Placing DWP staff in foodbanks

by | Oct 31, 2015

A few days ago, Giuseppina Salamone, a welfare rights adviser from Brighton, wrote A few days ago, Giuseppina Salamone, a welfare rights adviser from Brighton, wrote a powerful letter to the Guardian, which was headlined, ‘Welfare cuts are now becoming a matter...