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Canadian Cuts, Limited Government and the 'Big Society'
'The insistence that government has limits may be one of the most important services that the church offers society.' So asserts Cambridge Papers author David McIlroy in his chapter on the role of government in 'God and Government' and it appears the Treasury may have taken notice. The media has been...
John Hayward Posted: 8 June 2010 1 comment
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs,
Inspired By Muhammad
With today's launch of the Inspired By Muhammad campaign (the religio-political equivalent of 'I agree with Nick'?), I am reminded again of our 2007 Cambridge Paper, Christian responses to Islam, Islamism and 'Islamic terrorism', in which Colin Chapman wrote: 'Christians should be willing to support...
John Hayward Posted: 7 June 2010 4 comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Worldviews & Culture,
What Might Real Electoral Reform Look Like?
In June 2005 I went to Iran, just a week before the presidential elections that saw Ahmadinejad defeat Rafsanjani (and the rest, as they say, is history...) On one internal flight I recall meeting a young man who was training to become an Islamic leader, following in his father's footsteps. He lamented...
John Hayward Posted: 3 June 2010 4 comments
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs,
Father Unknown
Since April 6th, unmarried couples and people in same sex relationships have been able to apply for Parental Orders allowing them to be treated as parents of children born using a surrogate mother. In the past, birth certificates were perceived as representing a child's biological parenthood, even though...
John Hayward Posted: 2 June 2010 3 comments
Keywords: Sex & Families,
Laws: Keeping the Spirit or the Letter?
David Laws’ resignation after just seventeen days in government raises a number of questions around the role of the press, politicians’ expenses and – as unpacked here – cultural expectations around the privacy (or secrecy) of our relationships. Laws has paid a heavy price for...
Guy Brandon Posted: 1 June 2010 2 comments
Keywords: Lifestyle Issues, Sex & Families,
Israel's Raid of the Gaza Flotilla
Yesterday I took my family for a day out in London, enjoying the wildfowl in Regent's Park and an afternoon at the Science Museum. A care-free bank holiday unexpectedly turned into a lesson in Middle East politics when hundreds of protestors approached from the direction of Hyde Park Corner, waving Turkish...
John Hayward Posted: 1 June 2010 2 comments
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs,
Debt Remedy
The Chancellor George Osborne told the Today programme this morning, 'I would like to see an economy that is less dependent on debt - government debt, banking debt, household debt - an economy where we save and invest for the future.'How I would echo that sentiment! Debt is a destroyer. It causes stress,...
Keith Tondeur Posted: 24 May 2010 2 comments
Keywords: Education, Finance & the Economy,
It's life Jim, but not as we know it
Heralded as having the potential of starting a new industrial revolution and criticised as overstating the potential benefits arising from it, news that Dr Craig Venter and his team from Maryland, USA have successfully developed the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA has understandably...
Matt James Posted: 22 May 2010 2 comments
Keywords: Science & Technology,
Are You Late?
The Animal Welfare Act 2006 provides for up to £20,000 fines and 51 weeks imprisonment for the neglect and cruelty of animals; the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 lays down six months imprisonment and a £5,000 fine for taking or possessing a wild bird's egg; the Council of Europe says Britain...
John Hayward Posted: 21 May 2010 3 comments
Keywords: Health, Sex & Families,
Preserving Faith School Success
The Coalition's Programme for Government promises ‘We will ensure that all new Academies follow an inclusive admissions policy. We will work with faith groups to enable more faith schools and facilitate inclusive admissions policies in as many of these schools as possible.’ Faith schools...
John Hayward Posted: 20 May 2010 No comments
Keywords: Education,
Mike Causey on 17 May 2013
Wow - thanks Ruth, for writing about this. I did not know about the high numbers emigrating, and it really...
Richard Gunton on 5 May 2013
I found this a really stimulating talk - an excellent start to the afternoon. It went by so fast (or...
ps Yembe Mpeng Jacob on 18 Apr 2013
Now that the world is driven wild by gaining wealth without God, this handbook will help even African...