by Graham Gendall Norton Bismarck is hardly known in our islands for his wicked political wit. A pity: tongue in cheek, he proposed a solution to the thorny Irish Question in the 19th century. “Move all the Dutch to Ireland, and the Irish to Holland. The industrious Dutch will make Ireland one of the richest [...]
In recent weeks a new acronym has been appearing in our headlines: PIP. Rather confusingly, this can refer to two different things, depending on which news story you happen to be listening to. It can either stand for ‘poly implants prosthesis’ (what women might opt to have surgically inserted if they feel their breasts are [...]
By Julian Mann The agreed biblical agenda in the diocese of Jos, Nigeria, was the most inspiring and humbling feature for a visiting English Anglican. That is not to say that Jos Diocese does not face internal problems in addition to the constant threat to its churches from Islamist terrorism. During my visit to the [...]
Church of England bishops this week have placed themselves in a difficult position. By leading opposition to the benefits cap of £26,000 they’ve taken a highly divisive position. They risk alienating churchgoers and stand accused of interfering in party politics. It is all very well to hark back to the days when the Church of [...]
The Bishop of Chichester has questioned how the relative powerlessness of the individual has been affected by the Government’s proposed changes to legal aid. Ministers plan to cut £350 million from the legal aid budget, although the move is facing strong opposition in the House of Lords. Bishop John Hind said at question time in [...]
A whole fish cooked with ginger, garlic and spring onions is a traditional centrepiece in a Chinese meal. Here it is served with a mixture of noodles and bean sprouts to make a very special dish 1 tsp sunflower oil 1 sea bass, about 800 g (1¾ lb), cleaned and scaled 1 lime, cut [...]
EIGHT SOLICITORS working on behalf of victims of abuse have written to The Times to call for a public inquiry into abuse within church organisations in England and Wales. The letter comes not long after the Archbishop of Canterbury ordered a visitation of the Diocese of Chichester, the first since the 19th century. The lawyers [...]
BISHOPS led the charge as the Government was dramatically defeated in the House of Lords over its plans for a benefits cap. Peers backed an amendment to the Welfare Reform Bill put forward by the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds to exempt child benefit from the proposed £26,000 limit on the amount a household can [...]
by Jody Stowell 2012 is a significant year for discussions on women in the episcopate in the Church of England. In Synod this year there will be much high emotion, fast-paced thinking and rash words regarding the legislation that is going to make women bishops a reality in our Church. Sometimes, from the conversations [...]
Bishop Graham Cray, Archbishops’ Missioner and leader of the Fresh Expressions team, looks at how a fresh expression of church can both continue and develop after its founders move on – and that the gift of pioneering has little to do with age GraceSpace in Bradford is ‘a church for people who don’t go to [...]
Synod says farewell to Bishop
Assisted suicide changes rebuffed
Women bishops move a step closer after debate
Minister gets unusual Valentine’s card
‘Be more confident in faith’
RAF hero priest dies, aged 89
Dialogue urged to prevent discrimination litigation
Missing millions trial underway in S.A.
American church boycott of Starbucks begins
Ulster bishop to lead SAMS-Ireland