by Sean Reilly | Mar 12, 2008
Faith schools appear to be routinely breaking the law over admissions, a Government survey has found. Ed Balls, schools secretary, announced yesterday that his Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) had randomly picked three authorities – Barnet,...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 12, 2008
Unlock Democracy, the joint campaign of Charter 88 and the New Politics Network promoting democratic renewal and active engagement in the political process, has criticised Lord Goldsmith’s citizenship review for its narrow view of what it means to be a UK...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 12, 2008
The vicious circle of violence which tormented Israelis and Palestinians for years has returned, says Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan, following a shooting attack on a Jewish religious seminary – writes Judith Sudilovsky. “This will not save the...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 11, 2008
Recent religious conflict in the Indian state of Orissa has been aided by the aggressive evangelising of missionaries from outside the region, says an official with the largest traditional Protestant denomination in northern India – writes Kristine Greenaway...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 11, 2008
Lord Goldsmith, who has headed up the government citizenship review, walked into an instant backlash today over proposals that school-leavers should be encouraged to swear an oath of allegiance to Queen and country. The suggestion is not a formal proposal, but Lord...
