MPs pitch for Christian votes
Posted: 25 August 2009
Politicians from the three main parties are among those who offer advice in a new book to voters who want to cast their ballots according to their consciences ahead of the coming general election.
Votewise Now! argues that politics should be first and foremost about right relationships, and that the best way to ‘do’ politics is to engage with the things that really concern people.
Bringing together a panel of experts, the book examines ‘the most important issues facing Britain today’, including topics such as the economy, criminal justice, race relations, and employment.
After outlining the key debates, Votewise Now! presents a Christian perspective and offers a series of principles against which readers may evaluate party promises – and so vote wisely.
The book concludes with a Christian MP from each of the UK’s three main political parties responding to the question, ‘Why should a Christian vote for your party?’
The panel of writers was brought together by the Jubilee Centre, a Christian social reform organisation based in Cambridge with a history of political engagement.
Votewise Now! (ed. Rose Lynas) was published on 20 August 2009 by SPCK. To coincide with the launch of the book, the Jubilee Centre has also released a group discussion guide and an accompanying short video, which poses questions such as ‘Which party has the best answers to the global economic crisis?’
All the new publications can be ordered or downloaded from the Government and Foreign Affairs section of our website.