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Cameron’s Religion and the Archbishop’s Politics
David Cameron has argued that the UK is a Christian country and that a revival of traditional Christian values is required to halt Britain's 'slow-motion moral collapse'. The context of this remark was partly the summer riots, but also the expenses scandal; the banking collapse, inequality and the bonus...
Guy Brandon Posted: 19 December 2011 3 comments
The media’s false prophets
The link between the Old Testament prophets and our modern media might not seem immediately obvious. The distance between the two grows larger still with the revelations of the Leveson inquiry, which take more shocking forms every day. Last week Tony Blair's former Director of Communications and Strategy,...
Guy Brandon Posted: 5 December 2011 1 comment
Keywords: Worldviews & Culture,
Affordable housing
The government has unveiled plans to address the lack of affordable homes and increase the number of first-time buyers. A £400 million fund will be used to restart stalled building schemes, and buyers will be able to borrow 95 percent of the new home's value, with the government underwriting part of...
Guy Brandon Posted: 21 November 2011 3 comments
Keywords: Finance & the Economy,
Our response to 'Border Control'
The head of the UK border force, Brodie Clark, has resigned and is claiming constructive dismissal, suggesting that he had been unfairly blamed for relaxing immigration controls.Back in July the Home Office said that checks on EU nationals could be reduced in certain circumstances. However, checks were...
Guy Brandon Posted: 9 November 2011 2 comments
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs,
Faithfulness Matters
Last week I had a phone call from Jon Kuhrt, director of Livability in London. Jon and I met back in February at the National Prayer Breakfast, when we did a joint seminar (along with Theos's Nick Spencer) on Big Society. Jon has recently been involved in campaigning against some of the practices of...
Guy Brandon Posted: 24 October 2011 No comments
Keywords: Sex & Families,
Wales rugby coach: moral high ground or unworthy servant?
Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland this morning admitted that he considered asking one of the team's forwards to fake an injury during the World Cup semi-final against France. The question arose after one prop went off injured and a flanker was controversially sent off. Another injury would have led to...
Guy Brandon Posted: 18 October 2011 No comments
Keywords: Worldviews & Culture,
Where was the Big Society?
There are some in our building (in sister organisations) who relished the start of the party conference season. (Personally, I agree with the Economist that, instead of annual conferences, perhaps quadrennial events before the similarly timed General Election might give them more focus and meaning.)However,...
Alan White Posted: 13 October 2011 No comments
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs,
Jubilee Lifestyle discipleship course at Newfrontiers' Conference
The launch of the Jubilee Lifestyle discipleship course got off to a good start by featuring prominently at two Christian conferences over the weekend - one in Milton Keynes, the other in Sheffield. I was very happy I attended the Newfrontiers' conference 'Jubilee +' on church social action, led by Martin...
Alan White Posted: 4 October 2011 No comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Lifestyle Issues,
A Cure for Compulsive Consumerism
Over four years ago, UNICEF published its Innocenti report Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-being in Rich Countries, highlighting how the physical and emotional well-being of British children is the worst among the world's wealthiest nations. For at least some of its authors, the...
John Hayward Posted: 16 September 2011 No comments
Keywords: Lifestyle Issues, Sex & Families, Worldviews & Culture,
Marriage Evidence Prevails
The following statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice Jonathan Djanogly, announcing the Government’s response to the Law Commission’s report 'Cohabitation: the financial consequences of relationship breakdown', is to be welcomed: The Law Commission published its...
John Hayward Posted: 12 September 2011 No comments
Keywords: Crime & Justice, Sex & Families,
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...