Statism

Man shall not live by broadband alone

November 17, 2019
Archbishop Cranmer
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Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party has pledged to deliver free fibre broadband to every home and business in the country by 2030. "What was once a luxury is now an essential utility," the Labour leader explained. "I think it’s too important…

Forget Brexit academics – how many of them are Conservatives?

October 25, 2017
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Government Whip Chris Heaton-Harris has sent a letter to all university vice chancellors asking for the names of academics lecturing on European affairs, with particular reference to Brexit. He also…

Bishop of Liverpool urges Christians to vote Conservative

April 19, 2017
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It was a very, very subtle exhortation tweeted by the Rt Rev'd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool. So subtle, in fact, as to be (he would insist) a totally undetectable…

Corbyn in La La Land: a national maximum wage cannot be determined by need

January 10, 2017
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We have another trailer for the emerging ideology of Corbynomics. Jeremy Corbyn has said there should be a law to establish a maximum wage, because it is "the fairer thing…

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…

Corbyn’s mission is Christian socialism – but the country will never vote for it

September 25, 2016
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"So enthused by @JeremyCorbyn4PM win today," tweeted the Rev'd Dr Giles Fraser, on hearing of the victorious re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party. "The world is…

Ukip's "positive vision" for British Islam: ban all Muslim schools

August 8, 2016
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Ukip has a Muslim problem, which is fine if they're not particularly concerned about courting the Muslim vote, but not fine if it leads to the formulation of policies…

Corbyn's moral mission for a kinder, more inclusive politics

September 30, 2015
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A bit doddery and oafish, Jeremy Corbyn stumbled and stammered through his first Conference speech like a 1950s grey-bearded puritan. He was robed in a bright red tie, though…

Compassionate Conservatism and Social Justice – bedfellows or bugbears?

September 15, 2015
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Talk to most Labour supporters about 'compassionate conservatism', and they'll scoff at the very notion, as though the evil Tories had stolen the robe of Christ and were masquerading…

Planned Parenthood brands its critics "extremists"

August 6, 2015
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"Just depending on the patient's anatomy, how many weeks, where it's placed in the uterus.. we're going to potentially be able to have some that will be more or less…

The equality tyranny of the 'gay cake' judgment

May 20, 2015
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"Equality as an aim in itself through government action is doomed not merely to defeat but to totalitarianism." So observed the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this year at the…

Blukip: why doesn't the Right show a bit more love?

April 21, 2015
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Can you imagine Norman Tebbit, Simon Heffer, Nigel Farage and Peter Hitchens indulging in a group hug? No? Too macho? Okay, let's feminise it. How about Margaret Thatcher, Ann…

#PastoralLetter (4): sowing old seeds cannot produce "new politics"

March 28, 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″;…

The Times takes another swipe at the Archbishop of Canterbury

January 23, 2015
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Reasoned criticism of the Church of England is always welcome: as a human institution it boasts of no perfection; as a provisional branch of the Catholic Church it makes…

If Sentamu opposes Free Schools, why is he opening and blessing them?

January 20, 2015
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The Archbishop Sentamu Academy in Hull is bucking national trends for schools in deprived areas, and the Ofsted data provides empirical evidence. Five consecutive years of improving GCSE grades,…

Christianity is the key to redeeming Capitalism

October 21, 2014
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The Christian think tank Theos has quite a remarkable knack of producing reports that are both thorough and of an incredibly high quality. I've repeatedly covered their work over the last few…

Christians are called to be 'non-violent extremists'

October 8, 2014
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We have been here before. In fact, the illiberal proposal raises its portentous head with such frequency that it feels almost teleologically predetermined. From Labour's assault on "hate speech"…