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8 questions Gavin Williamson needs to answer about army schools

Updated 9 April 2018

Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence, has commissioned a review of the benefits of schools with a 'military ethos'. The military's “skills, values, and can-do attitude can inspire today's young people to challenge themselves and reach their potential," according to Williamson.

8 Questions Gavin Williamson needs to answer about army schools

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Syria: 6 things you can do

Updated 19 April 2018

In recent weeks my mind has been occupied with thoughts of Syria. I have spent a lot of time reading the reactions of Syrian activists in the diaspora to the launch of airstrikes, and listening to what my Syrian friends thought, many of whom still have family living there. For those of us not directly impacted by the conflict, and who haven't experienced the unimaginable suffering and loss as a result, what can we do?

Syria: 6 things you can do

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Climate justice: a cause for cautious optimism?

Updated 7 August 2018

When it comes to asking governments to step up to taking action to tackle climate change it is often easy to feel doom and gloom. However, in recent months there has been cause for cautious optimism.

Climate justice – a cause for cautious optimism?

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Peaceful prisons

Updated 27 June 2018

A lot has happened since I last wrote about my time as a peaceworker. Working with Leap Confronting Conflict has continued to be full of new experiences and learning.

Peaceful prisons

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5 ways to make Quaker meeting houses work for the future

Updated 27 September 2018

I'm always a bit anxious when we spend time worrying about Quaker property. Early Quaker George Fox was disparaging about 'steeple houses'. In his radical vision, going to a physical church was not necessary to experience God. Really it's the community that makes up the church, not the premises it meets in.

5 ways to make Quaker meeting houses work for the future

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Why are there foodbanks in a rich country?

Updated 17 October 2018

Some decades ago, I remember seeing a picture of graffiti that said 'Nobody starves in the welfare state'. It wasn't a boast, or propaganda, but a protest. This seemed odd to me at the time: why on earth would people write that as a protest? It was explained to me that it illustrated bitterness that while the welfare state kept starvation at bay, many people were still in long-term poverty and living in pretty miserable conditions.

Why are there foodbanks in a rich country?

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Diversity: where are we now?

Updated 19 December 2018

In 2017, Britain Yearly Meeting heard the call to “examine its diversity." From this decision came my one-year role, Diversity and Inclusion Project Coordinator, which began in June 2018.

Diversity: where are we now?

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Quakers in fiction

Updated 2 August 2019

For a faith group known for stillness and silence, Quakers have captured the literary imagination more than one might expect. I have always been an avid novel-reader, and as someone raised in the Church of England tradition, I read about Quakers long before I ever heard the word spoken. But how are Quakers portrayed in fiction? In this by-no-means-exhaustive list, I take a look.

Quakers in fiction

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5 things we can do to put Quaker values into Brexit

Updated 16 December 2019

What can members of a faith group committed to peace, equality, integrity and sustainability do to put those values into a post-Brexit Britain? Quite a lot, it turns out. Here are five things that Quakers and those who share Quaker values can do to shape politics in the run-up to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

5 ways to put Quaker values into Brexit

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Welcoming young people: 5 insights from visiting Quakers in the USA

Updated 18 February 2020

Helping Quaker meetings be more welcoming to children, young people and families is something Quakers across both Britain and the United States are doing to ensure the faith is accessible to all.

Welcoming young people: 5 insights from visiting Quakers in the USA