Editorial: In defence of blasphemy

29/04/2019 | Reform

A date unlikely ever to become part of the Church calendar – on 7 November 1979 Monty Python’s Life of Brian was released. It is now back in cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

It is a marker of … Read More

Editorial: The complacent stand condemned

01/04/2019 | Reform

Sometimes, seeing your children in action can take you back to your younger days. What mine did last week took me back to the 18th century.

The story of the abolition of the slave trade and of slavery itself … Read More

Editorial: In the wilderness

22/02/2019 | Reform

As someone who sometimes preaches in churches – and, I suppose, in this column – I feel myself at a bit of a loss when Lent comes round. Christmas, Easter, Trinity – bring it on. I don’t know why, perhaps … Read More

Editorial: Female voices

22/01/2019 | Reform

This time last year, I was telling you about my New Year’s resolution – to watch as many films by female directors as male. The background was that I watch a fair few films and, in 2017, 85% of the … Read More

Editorial: No angel

27/11/2018 | Reform

‘What are angels?’ is this month’s ‘A good question’, inspired by the Christmas story. I don’t have an answer – I bring incorrigible scepticism to the subject, I’m afraid – but I do have my own story.

When I was … Read More

Editorial: 11-11-1911

30/10/2018 | Reform

One hundred years ago this month, when the end of the First World War was announced, people in Britain rang bells, lit bonfires and set off fireworks. Such activities were all the more enjoyable, having been banned by the Home … Read More