Sunday, 23 October 2022

Britain's democracy is in a mess. What is to be done?

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Over the summer of 2022, 81,000 members of the Conservative party voted for Liz Truss to become leader of the Conservative Party, and so Pri...
Tuesday, 7 June 2022

Electing a Prime Minister of the UK - where does the constitution stand now?

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 After a Jubilee weekend celebrating the 70-year reign of our constitutional figurehead, thoughts turned to our actual governing figurehead ...
Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Putnam’s Upswing: when will we ‘we’ again?

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Thanks to the brilliant Tortoise Media , I recently spent 90 minutes at the feet of the great Robert Putnam (pictured), hearing about his ...
Saturday, 17 August 2019

I reject the idea of a Christian state. Why?

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Responding to my review   of his book Mission of God and related bo oklets, Joe Boot (pictured), head of public theology for Christian Co...
Thursday, 29 June 2017

Leviticus weaponised: the assassination of brother Tim

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Tim needed to talk about Brexit ... As leader of the Liberal Democrats for the 2017 election, Tim Farron needed to talk about the party...
Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Mis-step on Maycare?

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In Britain now, about 10 million people are aged over 65, traditionally time to retire from paid work. In 2017 these ranks are swelled by t...
Wednesday, 7 December 2016

The Icing on the Gay Cake: what's the Appeal?

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The McArthurs ... The case of Ashers bakery and the ‘Gay Cake’ has prompted an outcry not just in Christian circles, but also from lib...