I am voting ‘remain’ to get my country back

Thursday 23 June 2016 won’t just be a referendum about our membership of Europe. It will be a vote about the kind of country we want to be. The kind of world we want to live in. Thursday 23 June 2016 won’t just be a referendum about our membership of Europe. It will...

Who we are – a response to bigotry in the EU debate

Over the last few weeks, as the EU referendum has gathered pace, a question has appeared time and time again on my Facebook timeline. Over the last few weeks, as the EU referendum has gathered pace, a question has appeared time and time again on my Facebook timeline....

Exploited workers, immigration, and the EU

Millions of workers across the UK rightly feel exploited. Millions of workers across the UK rightly feel exploited. Agency work, zero-hours contracts, sham self-employment and miserably low pay mean that many people work hard but find it difficult to maintain even a...

Poetry, silence and the common ground

Last week, a social media conversation with a Catholic and and Anglican on the subject of Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poetry concluded with the Anglican (who Last week, a social media conversation with a Catholic and and Anglican on the subject of Gerard Manley...