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June 10, 2020

New inquiry launched into Britain’s ‘wild west’ electoral laws

A group which advises the Prime Minister has announced a review of Britain’s out-dated electoral campaign rules.
December 19, 2019

The Muslim Council of Britain has reponded to the general election result

Following the result of the UK General Election last week returning Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, The Muslim Council of Britain has issued a statement on the outcome of the general election.
August 27, 2018

Botswana minorities need boost in education and health care, says UN expert

Botswana must step up efforts to recognise and protect the rights of minorities in relation to public services, land and resource use and the use of minority languages in education and other critical areas, says the UN Special Rapporteur on Minorities.
August 3, 2018

Greater Manchester gulfs in jobs, care and transport shows devolution will fail without women

New data from the Fawcett Society, Happen Together and Amity reveals that, despite Greater Manchester having a lower gender pay gap than the UK as a whole, there are still 'boy jobs' and 'girl jobs' in Greater Manchester apprenticeships.
February 12, 2018

Muslim Council of Britain launches Visit My Mosque Day 2018

Over 200 mosques across the UK are getting set to open their doors on 18 February as part of Visit My Mosque Day 2018 with the aim of building more bridges between communities.
January 9, 2018

Toby Young and rules applied to the many, but not the few

Are the standards to which people are now held inversely proportional to the status and responsibility of the positions to which they are appointed?
November 8, 2017

A tragic death and the need for reflection

Ask almost anyone – yourself included – are you an independent thinker or do you follow the herd?
October 22, 2008

Beware politicians and 'God talk'

Measuring the number of times politicians mention or don't mention God misses the point, says Simon Barrow. The issue is whether the subversive language of the Gospel can challenge top-down religious and political systems.
March 22, 2008

Christianity needs a new public profile

The church is running out of justifications for the various anomalies it clings onto, and it is just a matter of time before they go completely, says Jonathan Bartley. We cannot proclaim the message of God's liberating future by clinging to the past.
November 2, 2007

The Economist on religion

The Economist has today (2 November 2007) published a special report which examines religion's place "in today's modern society" - the role it is likely to play in this century's politics and "how we should deal with it". But is it saying anything new?