by Sean Reilly | Feb 10, 2008
The turmoil in global financial markets caused by the widespread failure of subprime loans in the US, does leave one wondering what would happen if just a small proportion of the £1.25 trillion (that’s right, trillion) in consumer debt we all owe on cards,...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 10, 2008
Funnily enough, I declined the opportunity to attend the inaugural Temple Festival lecture given by Dr Rowan Williams on 7 February. I figured that I could read his talk online, and that it wouldn’t be that exciting an event. What do I know? By mid-afternoon the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 10, 2008
Following the row over the Archbishop of Canterbury’s speech on Sharia law, the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) has said it is content that its own marriage regulations exist outside the civil law. In a statement issued on behalf of the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 9, 2008
Thirteen supporters of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and On Earth Peace, an agency of the US Church of the Brethren, have visited the West Bank and Israel to explore civil society responses to conflict, security and community. The trip took place from from 8...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 9, 2008
An Anglican bishop will be expected to take equal opportunities training and faces costs estimated at £50,000 after a tribunal yesterday awarded a gay youth worker £47,000 compensation after ruling that he had been discriminated against. John Reaney, aged 42, from...
