There are times when the church will get things completely wrong and needs to be challenged, rebuked, called to repentance. This can apply to the whole of God’s church, a specific tribe/segment, network or denomination, a local church or individual Christians. Those responsible for proclaiming God’s Word need to be ready to do this from… Continue reading The General Election and more accusations of cowardice and compromise
Tag: Labour
Who are you appealing to?
What do Keir Starmer’s statement that he is “a socialist” and Conservative policy announcements including additional pension protection and reintroduction of National Service have in common? The answer is that in both cases, the intention seems more to reassure or shore up core support and motivate an activist base rather than appeal more broadly. For… Continue reading Who are you appealing to?
Keir Stamina?
One of the most ridiculous non-stories of the UK General Election campaign so far has been the attempt to focus on individual politicians’ (specifically Keir Starmer) physical stamina. The Tories have been trying to argue that the Labour Leader isn’t up to the hard slog of a six week campaign because of his age. Some… Continue reading Keir Stamina?
Antisemitism and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Part revisited
I am returning to a subject that I’ve talked about a few times, the issue of antisemitism especially when it creeps into public life. I’m returning to it now because it has remained a significant issue and because it particularly related to what happened in the Labour Party between 2016-2019. When there’s a change of… Continue reading Antisemitism and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Part revisited
Antisemitism -and when your defence further implicates
Squawk box is one of those websites that offers an alternative approach to the news, claiming to correct the mainstream media. A number of such outlets exist on both the alt-right and the far left. Squawkbox is a left-wing version. One of the main priorities on the far left over the past couple of years… Continue reading Antisemitism -and when your defence further implicates
The cost of living crisis: Poverty and politics
I want to return to our discussion about poverty and the cost of living crisis. Over the past week, a lot of people will have been getting updates from their energy companies to tell them that prices are increasing, potentially doubling the cost of heating and lighting your home. For some this will mean a… Continue reading The cost of living crisis: Poverty and politics
Reflections on elections
Last Thursday was the first significant electoral event in the UK since the 2019 General Election and since COVID. As well as local council elections, there were votes for metro mayors, the devolved assemblies/parliaments and a by-election in Hartlepool. So, what did those election results tell us about he current state of the parties. Labour… Continue reading Reflections on elections
Complicity and saying sorry
In my article about the EHCR report on anti-Semitism I started to raise the issue of complicity. There is a level at which we all as a society (perhaps with one or two exceptions) have to recognise a level of complicity in the way that this toxic evil was allowed to get to the heart… Continue reading Complicity and saying sorry
Why we still have an anti-Semitism problem
It would be easy to sit back now and say “well that’s it, anti-Semitism is dealt with.” After all, it was a small problem affecting a few extremists in the Labour Party for a short period in their history. I am not convinced. I think the problem runs deeper and here are a few reasons… Continue reading Why we still have an anti-Semitism problem
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