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What should governments value?

This is a British question. For the best part of another two years, Britain is stuck with a government that seems not to know what it is supposed to be doing. Lots of people are on strike, mainly people providing … Continue reading

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Refugees and the hostile environment

The service at All Hallows Leeds yesterday was run by its group supporting refugees. We were told about the Home Office’s regulations and how we can help; but what had us in tears were the first-hand accounts by two people … Continue reading

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Moses and the limits to government power

On the relation between government power and the role of law Continue reading

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More cooperation please, less competition

Response to the Prime Minister’s view on competitiveness Continue reading

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The problem isn’t just Boris

Response to George Pitcher’s article Continue reading

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British values from Jeremiah to Grenfell Tower

This is my sermon for this coming Sunday, published early in case any other preacher wants to pinch bits. The text is Jeremiah 20:7-13. It compares the recent changes in British values with the tensions in Judean values at the … Continue reading

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State or individual – or anything else?

I first voted in a general election in 1970. Some have been closely fought, others were more predictable. As far as I can remember, every one has been proclaimed as the most important for a generation. This one, though, does … Continue reading

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The economy and the humans

The economy is getting rather too uppity. I have written a number of blog posts on the economy, and I plan more over the next few weeks. This is a lot for someone with only limited training in economics. My … Continue reading

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