| We continue to be fascinated by Winston Churchill. We face nothing like the same peril as a nation as in 1940, but perhaps we sense something missing from our leaders. A new film sheds some light on why. |
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| A threadbare, unimaginative Queen’s speech leaves Theresa May’s government on the cusp of a very early demise. |
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| The election of Donald Trump as the next US President means the arguments in favour of our nuclear deterrent are even more relevant. Progress, 25 November 2016 |
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| If only humankind had not invented nuclear weapons. But we have - so what is the most effective way to prevent conflict or blackmail? |
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| We need wise and mature leadership. We also need reconciliation. Christians on the Left, 26 June 2016 |
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| My review of David Smith's latest book - a personal tour through the past few decades of Britain's economic history. Progress, 18 December 2015 |
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| Looking at the Number 10 document outlining the case for action, and applying the Just War tradition. Christians on the Left, 30 November 2015 |
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| My review of a book by Paul Mason. Stimulating on what to expect of a future networked world and the fundamental challenges to capitalism. But I wasn't convinced about the relevance of Marx, the focus of most of the book. |
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| My review of a short book making a strong case for better thinking on defence. Progress, 2 September 2015 |
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| Following the vote for military action in Iraq, there is much more to consider and do. Labour has a key responsibility as well as the government. |
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| Parliament debates intervention in Iraq to combat ISIS with questions to address, including the plight of minorities and the question of Syria. Progress, 26 September 2014 |
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| Thinking through the issues that Parliament will debate. Christians on the Left, 26 September 2014 |
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| Why I am proposing a Contemporary Resolution to Labour Conference calling for firm action to protect minorities in Iraq. Christians on the Left, 18 September 2014 |
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| My review of Martin Wolf's new book on global economic challenges after the financial crisis. Progress, 18 September 2014 |
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| How would Labour work within NATO, and deal with the various threats to our security and to the lives of innocent people? Progress, 4 September 2014 |
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| Why we need leadership in foreign and defence policy, and now. And we need more action urgently to prevent further disaster in Iraq. |
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| Labour needs to debate defence and we need a defence policy driven by our strategic needs. |
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| My review of a new book on the recession and its impact. |
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| My report on this year's Progressive Governance Conference in Amsterdam and some conclusions. |
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| How to think about whether or not to get involved militarily. LabourList, 29 August 2013 |
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| My visit to Shell's operations in the Niger Delta. Methodist Recorder, 9 November 2012 |
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| I review Anatole Kaletsky's book on the changes happening to capitalism. |
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| My review of Beyond the Crash by Gordon Brown |
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| My review of Labour’s Revival: The Modernisers’ Manifesto by Paul Richards |
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| The Tories will again spread discord and disharmony if they win power |
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| Is America ‘ready’ for a black president? For the first time, there is a significant probability that the next President of the United States will be either a woman or a black man. But does Barack Obama have what it takes to be his country’s President? |
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| Book Review of In Defence of Atheism: The case against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam by Michel Onfray. Serpents Tail, 2007. |
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| Roger Trigg makes some convincing arguments for religious voices to be heard in public life. What he does not do is provide practical suggestions about how we can ensure that happens in a way that increases mutual understanding and respect. |
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| This is a book about differences within the Anglican Communion and how in fact globalisation may mean Anglicans worldwide are uniting around traditional church teaching. |
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