by Archive | Dec 24, 2013
The ‘Bethlehem Unwrapped’ Christmastide celebrations and events at St James’ Piccadilly are partly to raise funds for the Future Peacemakers Appeal, Holy Land Trust, Bethlehem (www.holylandtrust.org) and partly to raise awareness and support for...
by Archive | Dec 23, 2013
As a teetotal Christian, I would not want to sell alcohol. If I worked at Marks & Spencer, and had politely asked a customer to pay another member of staff for her champagne, I doubt that it would have led to a national media story. Marks & Spencer’s policy...
by Archive | Dec 23, 2013
“My faith in the people governing us is, on the whole, infinitesimal; my faith in The People governed is, on the whole, illimitable.” — Charles Dickens. As we approach Christmas, the memory of MPs in the foodbank debate laughing at the notion of poor...
by Archive | Dec 22, 2013
A festival of Bethlehem at Christmas is being celebrated at St James’s Piccadilly, London, from 23 December 2013 through to 5 January 2014, with people joining in on Facebook and Twitter from other parts of these islands… and the world. A festival of Bethlehem at...
by Archive | Dec 20, 2013
A few weeks ago I started a petition to get Parliament to debate hunger in the UK and why there’s been a rise in the use of foodbanks. I thought I’d work steadily towards 100,000 signers over a few months and aim for a debate by Spring. How wrong was I? A...
