British Isles
Friday, 13 November 2015 22:37
Prison worker forced to resign for quoting the Bible in chapel
HMP Littlehey is a ‘Category C’ prison (men there cannot be trusted in open conditions but are unlikely to try to escape) and a Young Offender Institute. Chapel attendance is entirely voluntary. The Revd Barry Trayhorn,…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:54
The only division that matters is whether a church is dead or alive
Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, has said that the Church must be ‘vision-led, not problem-led’ in the post-denominational phase we are now entering, seeking street-level co-operation between the Anglican Church and the wider Church body. The…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:53
MP calls for protection of Christian religious sites in Israel
Christian Tory MP Mark Pritchard has urged ministers in the UK Government to speak to their Israeli counterparts about reducing the number of attacks on Christian religious sites in Israel. He spoke out just months after…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:51
Restricting free speech could undermine British values
The Government’s counter-extremism strategy could seriously backfire and damage the values it is intending to uphold, a range of critics have warned. A senior police chief, a national newspaper and a legal commentator have all highlighted…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:50
Poor-quality apprenticeships 'not worthy of the name'
The head of Ofsted reports that employers are offering poor-quality, low-level apprenticeships that are wasting public funds and abusing the trust placed in them by the Government and apprentices. Retail and care workers are particularly likely…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:49
Slavery in the United Kingdom
Last Friday, the country’s first anti-slavery commissioner spoke out against the treatment of modern-day slavery victims by the UK authorities. Kevin Hyland said officers don’t know how to handle victims and there could be as many…