On endings, beginnings and calling things by their right names

TS Eliot is the poet of endings and beginnings and of the paradoxes which dwell within that cycle. TS Eliot is the poet of endings and beginnings and of the paradoxes which dwell within that cycle.These words from Little Gidding seem particularly worthy of...

Theresa May and mental health – first do no harm

Theresa May could quite easily stop her own government making life much harder for people who have mental health problems. Theresa May could quite easily stop her own government making life much harder for people who have mental health problems.When Disability Living...

When government policies put people at risk

The Prime Minister, we are told, is going to talk about a shared society. It would be good if she could make it a safe society for those at the sharp end of government policy. The Prime Minister, we are told, is going to talk about a shared society. It would be good...

Ekklesia bulletins and plans for the future

Our bulletins will be returning soon we hope, after a hiatus occasioned by some technical problems. Our bulletins will be returning soon we hope, after a hiatus occasioned by some technical problems. In the meantime, there’s an update on our work here, with a...