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Spectator urges knife attack on Archbishop of Canterbury

December 17, 2018
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Peace on earth and good will toward men? Not from the Spectator toward Justin Welby there isn't. The magazine has just published its Christmas edition which includes a Santa's wish-list article by Rod Liddle, expressing the hope that the Archbishop…

As Britain falls down the press freedom index, the Data Protection Bill could end it altogether

May 7, 2018
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"We note with dismay the UK’s poor ranking in the latest Reporters Without Borders world press freedom index," wrote Jodie Ginsberg, CEO if Index on Censorship, in a letter to…

It’s not that Christians can’t lead political parties; it’s that Evangelical Christians can’t lead the Liberal Democrats

June 15, 2017
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"To be a political leader...and to live as a committed Christian, to hold faithfully to the Bible's teaching, has felt impossible for me," said Tim Farron as he resigned as…

Trump: Brexit will be a great thing; the EU is basically a German racket

January 16, 2017
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"You look at the European Union and it’s Germany. Basically a vehicle for Germany," says Donald Trump in Michael Gove's scoop interview for The Times. It comes as a cyclone…

The answered prayers of the great and the good

December 15, 2016
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The Spectator has carried out a Christmas survey, which solicited "answered prayers or wishes". Presumably 'wishes' were included for those who don't pray. So we have a Christmas survey sent…

The Spectator brands Justin Welby “liberal left” – for seeking Islamist understanding

October 5, 2016
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Spectator columnist and associate editor Rod Liddle sometimes sounds like he's channeling the EDL, or at least supping with Ukip, but he is, in fact, a fully paid-up member of…

The assassination of Jo Cox, the attribution of blame and the politicisation of horror

June 17, 2016
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By all accounts, Jo Cox was a wonderful, gifted human being: a beautiful wife, a loving mother, a dedicated humanitarian and a talented politician. She was clearly destined for…

Archbishop slams George Osborne: "ludicrous.. scare stories.. all over the place.. he doesn't know"

May 24, 2016
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It isn't the Archbishop of Canterbury or York (unfortunately), but the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark, Peter Smith, who heads the Bishops' Conference department for Christian responsibility and citizenship.…

While Erdoğan seizes churches, Cameron fights for Turkey to join the EU

April 25, 2016
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David Cameron has pledged to fight for Turkey to be admitted to the European Union. This, he avers, would place them at "the top table of European politics", where,…

Corbyn courts the churches, but Labour loathes Christianity

September 17, 2015
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Can you imagine what it must be like to be a Labour MP at the moment? It’s like the scruffy kid at school who doesn’t make friends easily and…

Dignity in Dying tell clergy to promote assisted suicide this Sunday

September 5, 2015
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According to the rules of etiquette, it is best not to discuss politics or religion in polite company. You can probably add the subject of death to that, too.…

Justin Welby's "spiritual magpie" plan to save the Church of England (DV)

July 17, 2015
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There’s a fantastic article this weeks' Spectator entitled 'God’s management consultants: the Church of England turns to bankers for salvation'. It’s the sort of piece that is bound to…

In 10 years time women bishops will be no more

December 19, 2014
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"Who is Libby Lane?" was the corporate cry that went up on Wednesday as she was introduced to the world as the Church of England's very first woman bishop.…