Photo by nappy on Pexels.com The other week I attended an event at the Houses of Parliament on the thorny issue of poverty. Iain Duncan Smith was the key note speaker and there was a room packed full of experienced people who knew a lot about the subject. I thought IDS spoke well, but despite the auspicious… Continue reading ‘I think you’re wrong’ – why disagreement is so important
Charter for Christian Homeless Agencies
Over the last three months I have been working with many others within the Housing Justice network and the Christian Homeless Forum to develop a 'Charter for Christian Homeless Organisations'. A common challenge For many Christian agencies working with homeless and vulnerable people there is a challenge about how the Christian basis of our work… Continue reading Charter for Christian Homeless Agencies
The life, death (and resurrection?) of The Stone Roses
I first heard The Stone Roses when they appeared on Top of the Pops in November 1989 when they debuted in the same show as The Happy Mondays. The next day at school everyone was going on about 'Madchester'. The Stone Roses breakthrough single, Fool's Gold was jangly, ambient and different to anything I had ever heard before. It's success led… Continue reading The life, death (and resurrection?) of The Stone Roses
4 winners from the Rugby World Cup
It was the Kiwi’s 4th choice fly half Stephen Donald who stroked the winning kick in the Rugby World Cup Final. So in his honour here are 4 winners from this year’s tournament. 1. Referees The Welsh will forever remember the decision in the semi final to send off Sam Warberton, but the standard of… Continue reading 4 winners from the Rugby World Cup
What next for the Occupy protests? Five steps to tackle corporate greed
Photo by Expect Best on Pexels.com The Occupy camp close to the London Stock Exchange and even closer to St. Paul’s Cathedral is a powerful visual symbol of protest and resistance. This ‘cry of rage’ against corporate greed illustrates the breakdown in trust between those heading up the world’s finances and the rest. St. Paul’s… Continue reading What next for the Occupy protests? Five steps to tackle corporate greed
Consuming beauty…or appreciating reality?
The man at Longmire Yeat We walked down off Wansfell Pike in the Lake District out of the mist into the village of Troutbeck. There hadn’t been much of a view on top, but now the Green valley floor stretched out beneath us. We turned left at the cottage at Longmire Yeat and ambled down… Continue reading Consuming beauty…or appreciating reality?
The Faithfulness Matters statement
This is the statement which sums up what this campaign is all about. the campaign has its own website now - http://www.faithfulnessmatters.net If you agree with the statement, please join the movement by sending an email to FaithfulnessMatters@gmail.com We believe that faithfulness between people in committed relationships matters. It matters for individuals, for families, for children and for our communities.… Continue reading The Faithfulness Matters statement
Faithfulness Matters – Don’t make money from breaking up relationships
I have been hugely encouraged by the help and support of so many different people since we started this campaign. At a meeting last night we decided to give the campaign a positive name which captures it essence - and a very clever friend speedily knocked up this logo for us. Although we have been focussing on… Continue reading Faithfulness Matters – Don’t make money from breaking up relationships
Public Statement from Global Personals
This week I received two letters from Global Personals lawyers. One invited me to a meeting and the other included the following statement: Global Personals Ltd is a software and services provider.Our business creates the platform upon which thousands of online dating sites with millions of members around the world can be built/created. The majority of these sites… Continue reading Public Statement from Global Personals
Global Personals Campaign – Update 4/10/11
UPDATE: Today, I finally received a response from Global Personals! I got a letter offering to meet with us to discuss our concerns. We are really pleased with this progress and look forward to the discussions. Thanks everyone for your support up to this point - it is much appreciated. The meeting won't be for a… Continue reading Global Personals Campaign – Update 4/10/11
