Editorial: How fragile we are

27/06/2014 | Reform

I’m writing in June, and, with so much talk of the First World War, I̕m wondering what today would look like if we turned back the calendar 100 years. It turns out it’s the first day of Ascot, with new … Read More

Editorial: More than labels

27/05/2014 | Reform

There has been a lot of talk recently about animal welfare, unnecessary cruelty and giving shoppers more information, since it emerged that shops and restaurants have been selling meat killed by the Islamic method dhabihah – which does not traditionally … Read More

Editorial: How to have a conversation

28/04/2014 | Reform

Augustus Toplady wrote the well-loved hymn “Rock of Ages” in 1763, when John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, was at the height of his powers. They were both ministers and religious writers, evangelical leaders in the Church of England … Read More

Editorial: Are we cyclists admirable or appalling?

27/03/2014 | Reform

In the year that I’ve been at Reform, I’ve been cycling into the office – a 50-minute journey – and home again, as is only to be expected.

When I mention this fact to people, which I do at every … Read More

Editorial: The arms fair five

24/02/2014 | Reform

I had some genial musings for you this month on the subject of cycling, but they can wait. Sometimes you come across something that strikes you as so perfectly, obviously wrong, your main reaction is bewilderment. Really? How can this … Read More

Editorial: A year for remembering

27/01/2014 | Reform

I have a sixth sense. More powerful than any of the normal five, it reaches across miles and years. It brings me scenes, conversations, events, sensations and information from far distant times and places. It’s a superpower I share with … Read More