Gillian Duffy meets Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Rochdale, 2010 election campaign Everyone loves wallowing in nostalgia. And recently I was commissioned to write the story of the last 30 years of immigration in the UK. This was a period dominated at its outset by an era of expansive immigration policy under New Labour. It was… Continue reading ‘Bigoted woman’ or Rochdale Pioneer: Gillian Duffy changed British politics – by Jonathan Thomas
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There’s enough homelessness legislation, its proper accountability we need – by Mark Brennan
For years, we have been told that rising homelessness is the inevitable by-product of no-fault evictions, welfare reform or a shortage of housing. But there is a harder truth that too many in the sector are reluctant to say aloud: gatekeeping by Local Authorities. By gatekeeping, I mean the practice where council housing departments discourage,… Continue reading There’s enough homelessness legislation, its proper accountability we need – by Mark Brennan
Applauding idolatry: the spiritual obscenity of Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast
A guest post by Mary Geddry Trump wandered into the National Prayer Breakfast like a man who’d accidentally been scheduled for a revival service in between a rally and a grievance deposition, and proceeded to deliver what can only be described as a theological Mad Libs stitched together with ego, revenge fantasies, and intermittent references… Continue reading Applauding idolatry: the spiritual obscenity of Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast
Formation by flattery, or the cross? Practising truthfulness – by Jon Swales
Photo by John Carlo Capistrano on Pexels.com Christian leaders are complex human beings. That shouldn’t need saying. But sometimes it does. We are all shaped over time — by desire, fear, love, disappointment, trauma, hope. We change. We are never static. And leaders, like the communities they serve, are a mixed bag. Some are being… Continue reading Formation by flattery, or the cross? Practising truthfulness – by Jon Swales
The honesty we need in the King’s Speech this year – by Stephen Kuhrt
As a church leader, last year’s Christmas Day was very different from normal. After the Christmas morning service, rather than relaxing into the normal routine of family, food and festivities, I got into a cab and went to central London to appear for three hours on live television. GB News had invited me to join a… Continue reading The honesty we need in the King’s Speech this year – by Stephen Kuhrt
‘No one too lowly, no one too important’: Jesus’ birth breaks barriers of race, class & culture
Text of a talk by Eman Tabbasum, aged 16, at Streatham Baptist Church on 14th December When Jesus was born, God didn’t choose the mighty or the powerful to welcome Him. Instead, he chose people from opposite ends of society: the shepherds and the wise men. God brought them both to Jesus and their inclusion… Continue reading ‘No one too lowly, no one too important’: Jesus’ birth breaks barriers of race, class & culture
The gift of honest feedback – by Tim Ling
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Advent is a season of waiting, a time when the Church pauses, not in passive resignation, but in hopeful expectation. We wait for light to break into darkness, for God’s Word to take flesh, for the world to be remade. Advent teaches us that waiting is not wasted time;… Continue reading The gift of honest feedback – by Tim Ling
Responding to Tommy Robinson’s Christmas rally – by Al Barrett
Revd Dr Al Barrett is Vicar of Hodge Hill Church, Birmingham. He has contributed to a new resource: Joy for All: Supporting churches to respond to the co-option of Christmas by the far right The sharp end People in my parish find themselves on the sharp end of national politics. Our area has been economically… Continue reading Responding to Tommy Robinson’s Christmas rally – by Al Barrett
Is Kemi Badenoch right: is the welfare system “unchristian”? – by Krish Kandiah
The leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, was asked in an interview whether welfare spending was unchristian and she replied: “In early Christian times there was no state or welfare so I think that you can argue that, actually. The Christian tradition is about communities and families and charity, not about compulsory taxation in… Continue reading Is Kemi Badenoch right: is the welfare system “unchristian”? – by Krish Kandiah
Ruinous empathy or radical candour? – by Anna Price
We have a growing cultural problem that affects the world of work and much of the church: we don’t like being challenged by others. Few of us want to go back to the days of aggressive bosses, stiff upper lips and stoicism. But the current cultural climate can mean we lack confidence in the vital… Continue reading Ruinous empathy or radical candour? – by Anna Price
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