by Archive | Mar 19, 2015
As George Osborne did the rounds of media interviews about the Budget this morning, I read about a 59 year old man, previously a ‘hardworking taxpayer’, unable to walk or talk properly after a stro As George Osborne did the rounds of media interviews about the Budget...
by Archive | Mar 18, 2015
Migration is a major pastoral issue for civic groups and churches. New communities enliven church life and community activity. Migration is a major pastoral issue for civic groups and churches. New communities enliven church life and community activity. They also...
by Archive | Mar 17, 2015
Sometimes it seems as though nothing much changes. Sometimes it seems as though nothing much changes. In 1987, London Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends issued a public statement in the month before the General Election of that year. It expressed anger...
by Archive | Mar 17, 2015
Last year saw a flood of new books on World War 1. When I saw a new one in a bookshop or library, I would pick it up and look up how much space it gave to the issue of opposition to the war. Last year saw a flood of new books on World War 1. When I saw a new one in a...
by Archive | Mar 17, 2015
Over Christmas I joined members of Voices for Creative Nonviolence UK on a peace delegation to Kabul, Afghanistan. Over Christmas I joined members of Voices for Creative Nonviolence UK on a peace delegation to Kabul, Afghanistan. We stayed with the women’s community...
