PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 15 October 2010 16:32
Christian students condemn Government's plan for tuition fees
The Student Christian Movement (SCM) have reacted with anger to plans to lift the cap on university tuition fees in England. SCM, which is Britain’s oldest national student organisation, described its opposition to tuition fees as…
Friday, 15 October 2010 16:31
Christians in Parliament bulletin
This office received notice from Christians in Parliament asking the Church us to join with them in interceding for the Comprehensive Spending Review to be announced by the Government on 20th October. As the central Coalition…
Friday, 08 October 2010 15:52
INSIGHT ARTICLE: Druidry an official religion in UK
A pagan tradition has been formally classed as a religion under the charity law. Druids can now receive exemption from taxes on donations and have the same status as the Church of England. The 350 member…
Friday, 08 October 2010 15:49
Tony Blair: Islamic extremists
The west is being ‘out-spent, out-manoeuvred and out-strategised’ by violent Islamic extremism, Tony Blair has warned. He said there had been a failure to challenge the narrative that Islam was oppressed by the west which was…
Friday, 08 October 2010 15:48
Young people’s 'faded memory of Christianity'
Religion is largely irrelevant to most young people who rely instead on a ‘secular trinity’ of themselves, their family and their friends to give meaning to their lives, a new book claims. The study published by…
Friday, 08 October 2010 15:46
60,000 children in Britain are problem gamblers
Tens of thousands of 12 to 15-year-olds in Britain are becoming problem gamblers, a charity that works with gambling addicts has warned. GamCare, a charity which gives help, advice and treatment to problem gamblers, has released…