The first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee – God Save The Queen!
65 years ago today, King George VI put his hand into the Hand of God, which was better than light and safer than a known way. And in that very…
Righteous government
Trump’s UN “hate speech” tells the world a few home truths
UN Secretary-General António Guterres doesn't like divisive political discourse: he prefers consensual dialogue about climate change; exhortations to build bridges rather than walls; measured denunciations of Israel rather than the combined armies of the Islamic world driving Jews into the…
May promises a real, clean, hard Brexit – “a truly Global Britain”
"The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union," Theresa May assures. And today she leaves us in no doubt about the manner of that leaving: We seek a new and…
Scores of Anglican clergy complain to Home Secretary about Syriac Orthodox bishops banned from visiting UK
Following the shocking revelation that the Home Office refused to grant visas to three persecuted bishops from Iraq and Syria (who had simply wanted to attend the consecration of a…
Persecuted Middle East bishops banned from visiting UK
Why are suffering Syrian and Iraqi bishops banned from visiting the UK? They only wanted to attend the consecration of the country's first Syriac Orthodox cathedral, dedicated to St Thomas.…
May's 'one nation' mission: let's talk about white working-class boys
"But David’s true legacy is not about the economy, but about social justice," explained Theresa May in her first speech as Prime Minister. "David Cameron has led a 'one…
Vote Leave: take control. Believe in Britain, or bow down to Brussels
The debates are done: the hour is come. EU Referendum Day 2016 is here. Like the Church of England, this blog is impeccably neutral on the matter: it is…
Would the Dean and Chapter of Manchester Cathedral host and pray for Ukip?
When the Dean of Manchester Cathedral agreed to facilitate the march of the people against austerity during this year's Conservative Party conference, a simple matter of Christian hospitality to…
Labour has become the party of terrorists, extremists and radical revolutionaries
"We now have a leader who is as extreme and as hard left as any leader we have ever had including Keir Hardie. We have got a leader who…
Welby tells politicians: "seek to do right" (no coded political message)
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby preached earlier this week at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, at a service to pray God's blessing upon the new Parliament. It was attended…