Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Blessed Beer

01/11/2016 | Reform

Simon Jenkins enjoys blessed beer

A priest walks into a bar and asks the barman to give him a Hail Mary. ‘Don’t you mean a Bloody Mary?’ replies the barman. ‘And two Our Fathers for insulting the Blessed Virgin,’ says … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Looking forwards, and back

01/11/2016 | Reform

There seem to have been a number of milestones in the family in the last few weeks. A grandson turned 18; two granddaughters went to ‘big school’ – one moving from a primary school of 100 to a secondary school … Read More

Niall Cooper: Citizens of nowhere?

01/11/2016 | Reform

We need more citizens of the world

Are you a citizen of the world or a citizen of the UK? Do you, like me, struggle with the idea of having to choose between the two?

Don’t get me wrong. There … Read More

A letter to… Theresa May

26/09/2016 | Reform

In a change to our usual  ̒A letter from…̕, a Jamaican living in South Africa writes to the British Prime Minister

Dear Theresa May,

Who would have thought that a nation of imperial and colonial heritage would deport African-Jamaicans – … Read More

Niall Cooper: Beyond foodbanks

26/09/2016 | Reform

Why foodbanks won’t tackle the root causes of food poverty

What will it take to end poverty and hunger in the UK? This is the question posed by both the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in September, and a new ‘End Hunger’ … Read More

Chapter & verse: Ezra 3

26/09/2016 | Reform

Neil Thorogood celebrates new beginnings

Things get going again in many churches after a bit of a break over the summer. Here at Westminster College, we’re fully focused on the new term and academic year. As the evenings begin to … Read More