David Robertson

Seismic elections in the UK – the good, the bad and the ugly
I would suggest that, leaving out the hyperbole, these are the most significant elections since Maggie Thatcher was elected – or perhaps the Brexit referendum. What can Christians make of it all?

Where is Scotland heading this week?
Scotland is experiencing serious political, economic and social decline after years of SNP governance and failed policy choices. Will this week's elections change that?

The Quiet Non-Revival
David Robertson weighs in on whether there are any lessons for the Church after Bible Society's decision to retract its Quiet Revival report.

Scotland’s assisted suicide vote: a temporary victory?
It will be interesting to see if the Scottish government goes down the route of investing in quality palliative care, or whether Liam McArthur's defeated assisted suicide bill is simply resurrected in another form.

Islam, football and Ramadan breaks
Personally, I wouldn’t have booed at Elland Road. I would have prayed and asked the Lord to save this nation from its increasing Islamisation.

Amid calls to 'make Britain Christian again', here are some questions for the Church
Maybe Restore and Reform are not the best people to speak up for Christianity. But if not them, then who will?

The problem with Labour’s Islamophobia definition
Whether it's called Islamophobia or "anti-Muslim hostility", the threat is the same.

Is Carney’s Davos sermon the way forward?
Is there hope? Yes, but it is not in Carney’s Brave New World.

The King's Christmas speech: which Gospel?
The King should be aware that his beloved doctrine of ‘diversity’ is now tearing his kingdom apart.

A pogrom on Bondi Beach
Australia, once one of the safest countries in the world for Jews, has become one of the most dangerous.

Will Tommy Robinson put ‘Christ back into Christmas’?
Often described as ‘Far Right’, Robinson is seen as an unlikely standard bearer for Christianity.

The problem with recognising Palestine
Christians (and hopefully others) have a responsibility to look beyond the superficial, and the memes, and dig a bit deeper.

Disuniting the Kingdom – an open letter to evangelical signatories of the anti ‘Unite the Kingdom’ letter
You say you are doing this unapologetically in the name of Jesus Christ. But which Christ? The Christ of the Scriptures or the Christ made in the image of progressive liberalism?

Charlie Kirk’s assassination exposes the heart of darkness in these troubled times
Increasingly, those of us who make the case for Christ in public may find that people who have been taught that it is ok, even necessary, to silence speech with physical violence come to pose an increasing threat.

Could the arrest of Graham Linehan be a turning point for the UK?
It is no surprise that he was targeted. But it is a shock that the police are now apparently being used as the thought police for the trans activists.

The cautionary tale of ‘Sophie from Dundee’
When you take one particular case you had better make sure that you know what you are talking about.