Following the recent news that Caroline Lucas has decided not to stand for a third term as leader of the Green Party, I feel I ought to comment on the whole thing. Before diving into the question of who the candidates to replace her might be, it’s worth saying something about the other debate the [...]
It’s local election day here in the UK. There are elections for the Mayor of London, the London Assembly, local councils in Scotland, Wales, and many parts of England. And various cities are voting on whether to have a directly elected mayor. So, if you live in an area with elections, I’d encourage you to [...]
On Thurdsay, Coventry (where I live) is one of ten local councils who will have referendums on the question of whether to replace the current system where elected councillors run the council with one where a directly elected mayor does. Like almost any change to the system, there are advantages and disadvantages to this. I [...]
I’ve been catching up on some of the party election broadcasts for the local elections, I’m rather worried by what I’m seeing. There’s very little good (telling us what the party would do to improve the area), and far too much bad (focusing on national issues, rather than ones local government has any control over, [...]
Here in Coventry, a group called the Christian Movement for Great Britain are standing several candidates in the local elections. Their policy platform includes traditionally Christian stances like opposing abortion and promoting ethical banking. But it also includes policies like the end of wheel-clamping. Add in the Christian Party and the Christian Peoples’ Alliance (who [...]
Yesterday at church a couple of things set me wondering about how much I’ve brought into the consumerist ideal that our society is constantly pushing at us. Firstly, we repaired some damage to our projector screen. Over the years of putting it up and down every week, some of the poppers that attach the fabric [...]
It’s resurrection day. It’s the day we celebrate the fact that Jesus rose from the grave and conquered death. Forget all that secular stuff about chocolate, eggs, and bunnies. The real point of today is that JESUS IS ALIVE! He has conquered death. Bookmark to:
Today is one of the two most important dates in the Christian calendar. Today is the day we celebrate Jesus’s death. Which, on the face of it, is a bit weird. Jews don’t celebrate the deaths of Abraham or Moses. Muslim’s don’t celebrate the death of Mohammed, nor do Buddhists celebrate the death of Buddha. [...]
This is the next in our series of posts critiquing Wayne Grudem’s book Politics According to the Bible. Today we’re finishing up the chapter on economics by looking at the issue of recessions, and how best to get out of them. This section starts by talking about the state of the US economy around the [...]
Here’s a selection of things that are of some interest. Those familiar with government consultations know that they frequently have significant flaws and inbuilt biases. However, Thirsty Gargoyle has had a look at the new consultation on gay marriage, and the consultation is particularly badly flawed (h/t Peter Ould). Rowan Williams has resigned as Archbishop [...]
