British Isles
Friday, 02 June 2017 00:16
A humorous way of highlighting voter apathy
On 30 May ‘Forever Beta’ created a party election broadcast for the CBA party. The acronym stands for Campaign to Banish Apathy. It’s a fake group representing the 15.9 million people who didn’t vote in the…
Friday, 02 June 2017 00:14
School struggling to balance the books
It is half-term, but Tanbridge House School (in West Sussex) is open and teachers have come in to hold revision classes for pupils who will soon take their GCSEs. Another group is on a trip to…
Friday, 02 June 2017 00:11
Government needs to stand up for Christians
The UK will hold a general election on 8 June, which will put in place a new government. Barnabas Fund is calling on all political parties to make specific commitments to help persecuted Christians. It has…
Friday, 02 June 2017 00:09
Attitudes to abortion
Figures about public attitudes to abortion, particularly women’s attitudes, suggest a lot of unease with the current abortion law. Some suggest that this unease is to do with advances in prenatal screening. It is hard to…
Friday, 02 June 2017 00:06
Power to ban jihadists used just once
Home secretary Amber Rudd has said that a key power intended to control British jihadists has only been used once, despite the return of about 350 fighters from IS. Under Temporary Exclusion Orders (TEOs), British citizens…
Friday, 26 May 2017 12:11
Protection
A declaration posted on Passion for the Nation states, ‘In the Name of Jesus, we release hope, healing and comfort to all those affected by Monday's terrorist attack: victims, families, young people and all the emergency…