Politics is the possibility of the artful

One of Gordon Brown’s prime ministerial predecessors once famously remarked that ‘a week is a long time in politics’. These days, given the truncated chronologies of cyber communication, agendas and affections shift much more quickly. 24 hours usually does the trick....

Poverty is Africa’s new colonialism, says churches’ chief

“Today, in order to fight poverty, Africa needs to mobilize similar efforts to those rallied against colonialism,” World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia told Tanzanian church leaders. Kobia met leaders of Tanzanian...

Poverty is Africa’s new colonialism, says churches’ chief

“Today, in order to fight poverty, Africa needs to mobilize similar efforts to those rallied against colonialism,” World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia told Tanzanian church leaders. Kobia met leaders of Tanzanian...

Church kicks shopping into touch for Lent 2008

The Methodist Conference has called on Methodists all over Britain to mark Lent 2008 by only shopping for essential items. They will seek to reduce their carbon footprint and instead focus on the essentials of life, raising awareness of the demands of consumerism on...

Church kicks shopping into touch for Lent 2008

The Methodist Conference has called on Methodists all over Britain to mark Lent 2008 by only shopping for essential items. They will seek to reduce their carbon footprint and instead focus on the essentials of life, raising awareness of the demands of consumerism on...