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Banter?
Some reflections on the case of Azeem Rafiq and Yorks CC.
Nov 16, 20214 min read
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Why I am a trade unionist
Yesterday, I was elected Vice President of the faith workers’ Branch of the Community trade union. I became a socialist before I became a...
Jan 20, 20214 min read
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A House Divided?
‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ Despite the Biblical quote, this is actually a blogpost about the state of politics in...
Jan 20, 20215 min read
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Polarities
How did we get here? How is it that a nation defined by its sense of fairplay and reasonableness is now locked in the zero-sum game of...
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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Stuck on Brexit
The public sphere is full of talk of Brexit - hard, soft, chaotic, in-name-only. Yet, among the clamour, the voices of the Churches are...
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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Good disagreement?
This is my first visit to the United States since Donald Trump was sworn in as President. In some ways, it still seems like a dream, so...
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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