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Anti-refugees? Give them a job
(5 minute read) Eloise Thompson looks at the obstacles facing those fleeing war and persecution as they try to make an honest contribution to their host nation.
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Seduced by the glib: the power (and risks) of inspirational quotes …
(7 minute read) Lisa Fraser has come to the conclusion that basing the big decisions of life on ‘inspirational quotes’ is a mug’s game.
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Such a time as this
(3 minute read) A Ukrainian poet helps Nicole Law find light even in ‘the darkest of days’.
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Editorial: An urgently needed silent revolution
(2 minute read) Restraining our own tyrannical impulses is the best response to tyranny in the world, argues Joseph Evans.
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George Orwell on Revolution
(7 minute read) James Bradshaw casts an eye over the great writer’s insights - and oversights - in his treatment of politics and religion.
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Erdonomics: The inside story of Turkey’s strange economic system
(5 minute read) Ever more Turks are suffering serious poverty due to the economic policy of President Erdogan, argues Cihan Eroglu.
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What’s wrong in Hong Kong?
(7 minute read) Edward Kendall hears first hand from Benedict Rogers, the founder of Hong Kong Watch, about the worrying changes taking place in the former British colony.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Catholic Church
(3 minute read) What can such an ‘old-fashioned’ religious institution say about this most modern of technological revolutions? asks Aaron Humphriss. A lot, he says, and it’s worth listening to.
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Controlling death: should we recognise our limits?
(5 minute read) As euthanasia is hotly debated in various countries, Bertille Lelong reports on an inter-religious symposium which explored attitudes to dying in different religions.
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No room at the inn of modern Britain
(6 minute read) Maddy Fry enters the maze of rules and regulations which keep thousands of people in the UK trapped in a circle of homelessness and despair.
