A UKIP government in all but name?

by | Apr 19, 2017

You may be in pain because of a delayed operation. You may be unable to get social care for a frail parent. You may be worrying that your child’s school is about to lose teachers. You may be in pain because of a delayed operation. You may be unable to get social care...

A disturbing season: encountering the Divine in the music of Bach

by | Apr 15, 2017

These are strange days for those of us whose spiritual lives are not focused on season and liturgy. These are strange days for those of us whose spiritual lives are not focused on season and liturgy. The dramatic intensity of the Passion narrative is not to be denied,...

Rich House, Poor House – hats off to Hat Trick Productions

by | Apr 15, 2017

George Orwell said, “During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act”. George Orwell said, “During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act”. In its own gentle way, a reality TV programme on Channel...

Record employment and government-created child poverty

by | Apr 12, 2017

When will the government take responsibility for its own role in actually creating poverty? When will the government take responsibility for its own role in actually creating poverty?Unemployment is at a record low, and the employment rate is at a record high,...

Easter confectionery and the Poor Man of Nazareth

by | Apr 6, 2017

The ‘dead cat’ strategy, so widely used by politicians, delivers diminishing returns. The ‘dead cat’ strategy, so widely used by politicians, delivers diminishing returns. An increasingly sceptical electorate has become more inclined to ask...