Editorial: Digital Reform

21/02/2015 | Reform

Television and books misled my generation. Growing up in the 1970s, we were given the distinct impression that by the 21st Century we could all be living on Mars, hovering around with jetpacks and honeymooning in zero gravity. You can … Read More

Editorial: A world of war outside my own

23/01/2015 | Reform

Reading Anthony Beevor’s The Second World War, I have been struck by how many ways there are to die in a war. If battle itself doesn’t claim you, through bullet, bomb, fire or water, there are the possibilities of disease, … Read More

Editorial: Nice to be appreciated

01/12/2014 | Reform

In November, I went to the Mission Council of the United Reformed Church. It was supposed to be debating the future of this magazine. The URC publishes Reform and subsidises it, and that commitment was due a review.

After all, Reform … Read More

Editorial: My mistake

24/10/2014 | Reform

Gosh! Unexpectedly, I, S.T., make an admission of error (2,7)

This month, Reform celebrates the return of an old friend: The crossword is back, permanently. It had recently reappeared and started bobbing around unpredictably, but it will be in every … Read More

Editorial: From age to age

25/09/2014 | Reform

The result of the Scottish independence referendum was quite something, wasn’t it? I assume I can safely say that, and that it has had a profound effect on the life of a nation, and on the lives and hopes of … Read More

Editorial: A thought experiment about Worms

22/08/2014 | Reform

Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but, in 1521, Martin Luther was interrogated at the Diet of Worms, and went there knowing it would probably cost him his life. He was shown the books he had written in the … Read More