Today the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has published its Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2011. This annual report highlights the British Government’s global human rights priorities. It is produced with the intention of increasing awareness of the UK’s role in promoting… Read More ›
Today’s post is by guest writer Anthony who has extensive experience working in the UK banking sector and currently works for a major British bank: Banks were back in the news again last week with Barclays shareholders revolting against the… Read More ›
Here are a couple of things I’d like to draw your attention to. The first is Unbelievable: The Conference taking place in London on Saturday the 26th of May. It’s hosted by Premier Christian Radio. Here’s the blurb: We live… Read More ›
I’m not planning to make this a regular feature, but I want to draw your attention to a couple of the articles that Stuart James at eChurch has written this week. Those of you who are regulars to this site… Read More ›
I’m always glad to see Christians getting off their backsides and doing something rather than just moaning about the state of our society and how godless it is. Seasoned blogger, Paul Burgin, has done just that by founding the Media… Read More ›
Well yesterday I learnt a new word; SpAd, and then found out that Jeremy Hunt MP has lost his. If you don’t know what a SpAd is, let me fill you in. A SpAd is a special adviser. They are a key… Read More ›
I’ve been meaning to get round to writing about the Leveson inquiry for a while now, but it’s been such a drawn out process with no end in site that it’s been hard to know where to begin and where to… Read More ›
Both the Barnabas Fund and Open Doors have been busy highlighting the plight of Christians in Syria over the last week. Their situation is becoming increasingly desperate. According to Barnabas Fund who have partners on the ground there, the city… Read More ›
You probably won’t be surprised to hear that News International isn’t exactly my favourite organisation and that I’m not a big fan Rupert Murdoch either. Those of us who have an interest in the press will have no doubt that… Read More ›
Tearfund are giving global initiative 58: a big plug today, so I thought I’d join them. This is what 58: says about itself on its website: ’58: is an unprecedented, action-based, global alliance of Christians, churches and international poverty-fighting organizations… Read More ›
Oh dear. The National Secular Society (NSS) has been on the warpath again and this time they’ve decided to try to pick a fight with Chief Scout, Bear Grylls, something that most mortals would deem to be foolishness, given the type of exploits… Read More ›
Having been away from a computer for most of last week, I didn’t get a chance to comment on the fuss that erupted over the proposed gay/not-gay/ex-gay/post-gay London bus ads that area and aren’t happening this month. For those not… Read More ›
Very good news from Christian Aid! This year as part of Christian Aid Week, the Department for International Development (DFID) will match the first £5m donated pound for pound, enabling even more people in poor communities around the world work… Read More ›
I generally enjoy reading articles by secularists and atheists in the media. That might sound like a strange thing for a Christian to say, but if you only ever read things that you agree with, you’re never really going to… Read More ›
Well the blogging break is over and the new look site has finally arrived. Mostly the blog has been rearranged to make it easier to navigate and hopefully more visually appealing. I hope it meets with your approval, but do say what… Read More ›
Yet again I’m failing to stick to my blogging break, but having posted David Cameron’s Easter Speech yesterday, I thought it would be good for comparative purposes to post the transcript of Barack Obama’s Easter speech he gave today at… Read More ›
Apologies for saying that I would be having a break and then posting the very next day, but I felt that this was definitely in need for sharing. David Cameron hosted a reception for Christian leaders at Downing Street this… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK is now just about four months old and over this time things have grown a lot quicker than I expected. I’ve realised some of the limitations of the WordPress theme I’m using and I’ve… Read More ›
God and Politics in the UK 