Christian activist: We exorcised the arms fair

25/10/2013 | Reform

Symon Hill joins protestors and exorcists at Defence and Security Exhibition International

I’ve never seen police looking so confused. After clearing protesters from the road outside the London arms fair (Defence and Security Exhibition International, held from 10 to 13 … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Over the hill?

25/10/2013 | Reform

Sheila Maxey’s holiday causes her to ask if she’s past it

We are spending two weeks in a canal boat on the Grand Union canal. I have approached this holiday apprehensively. Are we not past it? Is it not time … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: My first church visit

24/10/2013 | Reform

What to wear for the Methodists

In my mission to find God − in a church, any church − my first port of call is the Methodists. Why them? I could read the timetable from the pavement. This is very … Read More

Simon Jenkins: How to listen to other faiths

21/10/2013 | Reform

Every few months my doorbell rings and I see two familiar West Indian ladies, one tall, the other short, through the frosted glass. I’ve never been a fan of the JW brand, and so I decided a couple of years … Read More

Niall Cooper: Reclaiming welfare

02/10/2013 | Reform

‘Welfare has almost become a dirty word’

I’m proud to live in a country which can count the creation of the modern welfare state as one of its finest achievements, and one of its key founding principles in 1945 was … Read More

Christian activist: Stand against fracking

02/10/2013 | Reform

Westley Ingram joins the anti-fracking protesters at Balcombe

In a pleasant town in West Sussex, on a sunny weekday afternoon, I was arrested while protesting along with locals and national activists as part of the anti-fracking protest at Balcombe. We … Read More