Columns

Looking forwards and backwards

Having a past we try to forget and a future we prefer not to think about can leave us imprisoned in the present

Alcohol minimum pricing – will it work?

Alcohol presents a huge dilemma to Government

Christians in Egypt have a thing or two to teach us about true worship

Singing 'the prisoners will be released' packs some punch when members of your family are behind bars without charge

Real electoral reform

The key to genuine electoral reform is not alternative representation, but wider participation

The costs to society of higher tuition fees are real

The Government has taken a patronising approach to student criticisms of tuition fees.

After the Ford Prison riot what now?

No one will claim perfection among those held at Ford, but the prison is, on the whole, a success story

Christians on trial in 2010

In dark corners of the world today there are men, women and children whose lives are on the line simply for following Christ.

Higher Education funding and student protests

Raising university tuition fees will pave the way for a sustainable future for our universities

The UK must help trafficking victims

The Government can't fail some of the most vulnerable people in our society

What is the real ‘X-Factor’?

Jesus had the ‘X-factor’ to an unimaginable extent

In Pakistan, human rights remain a distant dream

The blasphemy laws effectively institutionalise discrimination and are nothing short of a green light to radicals to mistreat minority faiths

The Covenant is good news for Anglicanism

A Covenant will yield a stronger, more coherent and unified Anglicanism.

Peter Saunders: It is right that Scotland has rejected assisted suicide

In a free and democratic society we are not free to make choices that endanger the reasonable freedoms of others

HIV and the Millennium Development Goals

HIV remains the leading cause of death worldwide among women of child bearing age.

Strong words - good deeds aren't enough

It is necessary that we do not confuse our ministry with our testimony

Young people need to learn the difference between true love and its counterfeits

Norman Wells believes relationships education needs to teach young people more about love and less about lust.