13 December, 2024 Dear Reader, ROYAL DAVID’S CITY Most people are familiar with the Christmas Eve carol service known as Nine Lessons and Carols.  It began its life as an Anglican rite in Truro Cathedral in 1880, but was taken up and popularised over a hundred years ago by King’s College Cambridge and has since … Continue reading Royal David’s City →

14 November, 2024 Dear Reader, My only somewhat muted and diplomatic response to the recent US election is to quote one-time presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders (re-elected in Vermont for a fourth term): ‘It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic party which has abandoned working-class people would find that the working class has abandoned … Continue reading Trump: why the surprise? →

29 October, 2024 Dear Reader, Recently the upper house of the parliament of South Australia narrowly rejected (10 to 9) an amendment to abortion law that would have required people wanting to terminate their pregnancy after 28 weeks to undergo an induced birth so that their babies could be adopted.  The defeat means that the current … Continue reading Nigel Biggar on Colonialism →