It is a presupposition of liberal, socialist and feminist politics that Britain is a secular society in which religion and politics belong in separate spheres o The funeral was a very public event, w...
Several news stories this week provoked questions about how the noble ideals of democracy are worked out in practice. Abraham Lincoln's definition of democracy as 'government of the people, for the p...
So the Marriage (Same-Sex couples) Bill is now an Act and gay couples will be legally able to marry next summer. It is probably the most radical piece of legisl The fact that a large number of Conser...
The Deputy Prime Minister stirred up new controversy about same-sex marriage this week by allegedly describing opponents of it as 'bigots'. A draft speech He later said that he would never use the ...
The needs of elderly people have been on the political radar this week. 10 million Britons are over 65 and the number is expected to rise to 19 million, or one Within these statistics those over 80 ...
Responsible investigative journalism, exposing corruption, criminality and incompetence are essential features of a democracy. Hacking Millie Dowler's phone, pu The failure of the press to abstain fr...
The party conference season is here again. On Saturday the Liberal Democrats return to Brighton for five days beside the sea. The following week Labour supporte These gatherings were once big events ...
The Olympics have been exciting in more ways than one. The games have been compelling and the successes exhilarating. More than that, the nation has been absorb It feels like we are united around a c...
I guess many will be asking that question this week. Wednesday brought the Chancellor to Parliament to announce another £11.5 billion of cuts in Government spe The next Election will be in May 2015 ...
The actress in her seventies was attacked in Brighton on Easter Sunday. An actress who took part in a passion play in Brighton last week is recovering after being attacked during the performance. Jea...
My Premier colleagues know that Wednesday is not my favourite day of the week. On that day when Parliament is sitting I have to attend and report on Prime Minis Egged on by their jeering supporters, ...
A church in Wales which was sold for just £1 four years ago is back on the market but with a guide price of £50,000 plus. St David's Church in Carmarthen closed in 2003 after storm damage.The grade...
A Bible dating back to 1574 and worth more than £1,000 has been found in a charity shop in Surrey. It was stolen from display in Exeter Cathedral's library in the 1970s, before ending up in an Oxfam...
A donation of £1.2 million has been given for theological research at Cambridge University. The funds, given by the Kirby Laing educational and cultural foundation, will be used to expand post-gradu...
More than £100,000 has been raised for the family of a Muslim man who was murdered hours after he wished Christians a happy Easter. Asad Shah, 40, was found stabbed outside of a Glasgow convenienc...
Churches, rural sports clubs and schools are being told they could cut their energy bills by powering buildings with clean electricity, thanks to a £10 mi The money has already helped over 150 rura...
A castle that previously housed 63 bishops has gone on sale in Cumbria. The 780 year old building, Cumbria Rose Castle, is for sale for £2.5 million.It was the seat of the Bishop of Carlisle from 12...
A £20,000 reward will be offered for information about the killer who stabbed a Christian woman to death in her home 20 years ago. Joy Hewer, who had been primary school teacher, was sexually assa...
Dwindling numbers at Sunday services is thought to be behind a rise in sales of churches as potential luxury homes. Figures show fewer than 800,000 regularly attended worship at Anglican churches on ...
Christian humanitarian workers are thanking the UK for helping raise £50 million pounds to tackle hunger in Africa. CAFOD, Christian Aid, Tearfund and World Vision are among the Christian charities ...
