It’s rare for me to give a standing ovation in a theatre. But on Wednesday I readily rose from my seat in the Royal Court Theatre to applaud six ex-soldiers from two sides of the same war.
Commentary by Symon Hill
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June 10, 2016
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March 17, 2016
Institutional churches can be pretty slow to respond to injustice, so I’m not surprised that some people were pleased to see that the Church of England issued a speedy response to George Osborne’s
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February 13, 2016
The US Defense Secretary has effectively admitted that the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system is not independent.
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December 24, 2015
David Cameron has just released his Christmas message, calling on us to mark the birth of Jesus and to remember those who are hungry or lonely at Christmas.
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December 10, 2015
David Cameron likes to describe people who work hard and save money as those who "do the right thing".
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December 2, 2015
As I write, the UK Parliament is debating government proposals to send troops to bomb Syria.
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December 2, 2015
Last week saw the publication of my new book, The Upside-Down Bible: What Jesus really said about money
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November 23, 2015
There has been a minor media storm over the decision of certain cinema chains to withdraw a Church of England advertisement featuring the Lord’s Prayer.
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November 20, 2015
My new book, The Upside-Down Bible: What Jesus really said about money, sex and violence, will be p
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November 11, 2015
In the last few weeks, I have been accused of cowardice, ingratitude, stupidity, disloyalty, insulting veterans, despising Britain, encoura
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November 6, 2015
I recently blogged about how the Royal British Legion – who produce the red poppy – insist that Remembrance Day should honour only the British military dead.
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October 28, 2015
Many people in the UK wear a red poppy at this time of year out of a laudable desire to honour and remember the victims of war.
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September 30, 2015
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August 13, 2015
What is the job of a Leader of the Opposition?
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August 12, 2015
I am delighted to report that my third book is now available to order. It will be published in November.
