Patriarch Kirill: there are no Ukrainians, only ‘peoples of Holy Russia’
The Russian Patriarch delivered a sermon on Sunday in the Cathedral of the Armed Forces, just outside Moscow, which isn't so much an Orthodox cathedral as a temple to the…
Independence
The Sue Gray Report is about as independent as a Church of England independent inquiry
The Sue Gray Report into Partygate – which saw 126 fines handed out to 83 people, including the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, for attending 'events' in No.10 Downing Street during the Covid lockdown which didn't entirely have…
Boris Johnson nails his Brexit Theses to the door of Brussels Cathedral
As we countdown to 31st October, the date upon which the UK is set to leave the European Union; the day which happens to be by happy coincidence (if not…
What role for the Church of England in English devolution?
"Sanity transcends political differences", tweeted the Bishop of Willesden when it appeared there was some cross-party agreement on the pressing need for English devolution following the Prime Minister's 'vow' of…
Salvation of the Union
Land of Hope and Glory! Rule Britannia! God Save the Queen! Scotland has spoken, and, despite the tawdry interventions of certain glitzy Scots living comfortably in the Home Counties, Manhattan…
God bless America: Obama pledges to "degrade, and ultimately destroy" Islamic State
13 years ago today.. We remember. Almost in commemoration of the image of that apocalypse, President Obama has made the speech he really ought to have made two years ago.…
If Scotland votes "Yes", it will be John Major's fault
"More than 20 years ago, I opposed devolution," writes Sir John Major in today's Times. "I did so not because I thought Scotland could not govern itself. Plainly it can.…