What does the budget tell us about the government’s values?

by | Nov 24, 2017

Nothing reveals a government’s values and priorities like a budget: “For where your treasure is, your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21) So what does this week’s Budget tell us? Nothing reveals a government’s values and priorities like a budget: “For where your...

Victorian philanthropy, welfare reform and the budget

by | Nov 21, 2017

It’s a sad indictment of our society that in the run up to Christmas, many people feel the need to focus their charitable efforts on ensuring that children in the UK do not go hungry. It’s a sad indictment of our society that in the run up to Christmas, many people...

Have we lost faith in faith?

by | Nov 19, 2017

I recently had the privilege and pleasure of being invited to the Cambridge Union to debate the motion: ‘This House has lost faith in faith’. I recently had the privilege and pleasure of being invited to the Cambridge Union to debate the motion: ‘This House has lost...

A tragic death and the need for reflection

by | Nov 8, 2017

Ask almost anyone – yourself included – are you an independent thinker or do you follow the herd? Ask almost anyone – yourself included – are you an independent thinker or do you follow the herd? The answer will almost certainly be in the affirmative to the first...