Protest, debate and thuggery: examining our own responses

by | Jan 11, 2019

We are right to be concerned at the ugly behaviour seen around Westminster in recent days. We are right to be concerned at the ugly behaviour seen around Westminster in recent days. Some aggressively xenophobic groups, paradoxically adopting the attire of the French...

Welfare reform: increasing hunger by design

by | Jan 10, 2019

In the UK today there is more protection for the nutritional needs of prisoners than there is for people who are poor and in need of social security. In the UK today there is more protection for the nutritional needs of prisoners than there is for people who are poor...

The NHS Long Term Plan: first do no harm

by | Jan 8, 2019

“As well as addressing today’s challenges, the NHS Long Term Plan sets the NHS up to seize the opportunities of the future”, claimed Matt Hancock, the health and social care secretary. “As well as addressing today’s challenges, the NHS Long Term Plan sets the NHS up...

Austerity, artificial scarcity, and the ‘migrant crisis’

by | Jan 4, 2019

A banker, a worker, and a migrant sit at a table, on which there are a dozen biscuits. A banker, a worker, and a migrant sit at a table, on which there are a dozen biscuits. The banker takes eleven of the biscuits then says to the worker, “watch that migrant, he’s...

Let us celebrate the faith of Middle Eastern Christians

by | Dec 29, 2018

Those of you who know something about me also realise that I worked with the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in Lebanon and Cyprus for a few years. Those of you who know something about me also realise that I worked with the Middle East Council of Churches...