Scottish independence

Sovereignty: why is it good for Kashmir and Hong Kong, but bad for the UK?

August 12, 2019
Martin Sewell
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News from Hong Kong and Kashmir has continued to dominate the news, and then the Labour Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader John McDonnell sowed a degree of discontent in the ranks by suggesting that his party might be better disposed…

Without Douglas Alexander, who in Labour will stand up for the persecuted church?

April 14, 2015
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With yesterday's release of the Labour Party's Manifesto, the run-up to the General Election is truly underway. Finally the parties are laying out their stalls in the light of…

Scotland's Roman Catholic bishops condemn Jim Murphy's hypocrisy

April 11, 2015
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Another Pastoral Letter on the General Election – this time from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Scotland to their 841,000 worshippers spread across 452 parishes (which is an awful…

Trident is the price we pay for peace and national security

April 9, 2015
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In their Pastoral Letter (remember that?) “to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015″, the House of Bishops called for a "real…

#PastoralLetter (2): Visions, dreams and nebulous notions of detachment

March 2, 2015
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Having responded to the Preface of the Pastoral Letter from the House of Bishops "to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015",…

Scottish Episcopal church equates Nigel Farage with Adolf Hitler

January 5, 2015
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St John's is a thriving Scottish Episcopal church at the heart of Scotland’s beautiful capital city. Here we aim to express love for God and neighbour in all that…

The blessing of the Nativity of the European Parliament

December 14, 2014
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The Crib has been solemnly blessed in the European Parliament - that Brussels temple dedicated to the cause of ever closer secularity now has a discordant Nativity scene located…