Grenfell Tower tragedy throws a grim light on society’s values

The scale of the devastation caused by the Grenfell Tower fire is gradually emerging. The scale of the devastation caused by the Grenfell Tower fire is gradually emerging. 58 people are missing, presumed dead, the number likely to rise, while some of the injured are...

The general election and a new world breathing

There are times in our common lives when the tune changes, the light shifts a little and what had seemed monolithically oppressive begins to crack. There are times in our common lives when the tune changes, the light shifts a little and what had seemed monolithically...

Scottish churches advance towards marrying same-sex couples

The Scottish Episcopal Church has agreed to allow clergy to marry same-sex couples in The Scottish Episcopal Church has agreed to allow clergy to marry same-sex couples in church. The Church of Scotland  recently moved towards this, while emphasising that no...

1967-2017: 50 years of a remorseless Occupation

“All people are born free, and all people squirm for freedom”, says Shireen in Ben Ehrenreich’s The Way to the Spring, about which more later. “All people are born free, and all people squirm for freedom”, says Shireen in Ben...

Hope renewed

This morning I am more hopeful about UK politics than I have been in a long time. This morning I am more hopeful about UK politics than I have been in a long time. The events of the night have produced a fluid and somewhat messy situation, and there are very difficult...