Tim Farron

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  Christians shouldn't just be another predictable lobby group

  Tim Farron | Fri 10 Jul 2020 10:28 BST

  So many Christians contacted me about the Domestic Abuse Bill but not one of them spoke of their concern for the victims of domestic abuse.

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  The significance of statues

  Tim Farron | Wed 17 Jun 2020 9:36 BST

  I'm not comfortable honouring those whose wealth and worth were tied up in the misery and humiliation of others. I'm also not comfortable with crowds of people taking matters into their own hands to take down those statues they're not comfortable with.

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  Trump is using the Bible as a defence but for Christians everywhere it is an offence

  Tim Farron | Thu 4 Jun 2020 13:29 BST

  Where on earth do we start when faced with the image of Donald Trump awkwardly brandishing a Bible outside a church, after ordering the teargassing of peaceful demonstrators who stood in the way of his photo opportunity?

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  In times like these, we need to draw on reserves we didn't know we had

  Tim Farron | Mon 16 Mar 2020 7:39 GMT

  In these uncertain political times, with a new disease stalking the globe and anxiety levels on the rise, let's remember the hope which we profess and know that even amidst our disappointments, we are part of a Kingdom that will never end.

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  It's time to re-humanise politics

  Tim Farron | Sat 1 Feb 2020 10:48 GMT

  Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron says we don't have to agree with our politicians to care about them or pray for them.

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  Progressive politicians will not win the right to run the country again until they learn to stop hectoring the electorate

  Tim Farron | Sat 11 Jan 2020 10:10 GMT

  We on the progressive wing of politics – liberal, left and Remainers – are still feeling pretty battered and bruised by December's election result.

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  After a bruising year, Christmas offers lessons in unity, healing and reconciliation

  Tim Farron | Sat 21 Dec 2019 10:16 GMT

  Christmas is a time of year when our divided nation finds something in common to gather around, writes Lib Dem MP Tim Farron.

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  Politicians, just like everyone else, need to mind their language

  Tim Farron | Fri 27 Sep 2019 9:41 BST

  Passionate debate is part of what politics is all about. But the language that we throw around, of 'treason', 'surrender' and 'dictatorship', has direct consequences.

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  The Government's promises on refugee resettlement are simply not good enough

  Tim Farron | Thu 20 Jun 2019 15:33 BST

  Four years on from the horrific picture of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi face down in the sand, former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron says Britain should be taking in far more refugees for resettlement than it currently is.

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  Tim Farron on the Brexit debate: It's time to call a halt to physical and verbal intimidation

  Tim Farron | Mon 14 Jan 2019 13:42 GMT

  We need to get past the discourse of insults and triumphalism, and to humanise rather than demonise our opponents.

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  Tim Farron: Liberalism is eating itself, but Christianity can save it

  Tim Farron | Tue 28 Nov 2017 20:30 GMT

  The full text Tim Farron's speech at Theos' annual lecture