Current Affairs

For several years now on September 11th, I have re-posted this article with minimal edits. In many ways, nothing much has changed as the years have gone by. I think therefore that this is for me the most appropriate way to mark the ten year anniversary of the most shocking event of my lifetime. The [...]

British citizens should be very encouraged by the statements from Cameron and the Police this morning which are very welcome and suitably robust.  To double the number of police seems sensible. If the police feel the army is not needed then I am good with that! We must all support the police and all the actions necessary to control [...]

MEDIA RELEASE The leader of Enfield’s largest multi-cultural church has condemned the recent violence in Enfield and across London as “deplorable”. Pastor Tope Koleoso stated:  “This seems to have been motivated more by greed and a desire to loot than any form of protest.   I am certain that people from outside our area caused the [...]

I suspect that by now almost everyone who reads this blog will already know that John Stott passed away two days ago. It is impossible to overstate the influence Stott had on the evangelical world in the 20th Century. I thought I would here share some quotes and a round up of useful links form [...]

There is no doubt that we live in extraordinary days. The Middle East is full of revolutionary uprising. Crowds are overthrowing regimes that have been in place for decades. But what do the people really want? And more importantly perhaps, when the dust has settled, new constitutions have been written, and new laws have been [...]