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This isn't belonging
Weirdly, I found myself agreeing when hearing retired Major General Tim Cross on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, saying that army recruitment is "not about being nice", it's about "fighting power" against the "Queen's enemies". This nakedly militarist agenda at least has the merit of honesty. The General has been irked by the fresh crop of British Army ads.Marketing the military is a difficult business, with recruitment rates stalling (PDF). But the marketers seem to have settled on 'belonging' as the army's selling point. I'd like to call out the lie.
This isn't belonging
5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day
Earlier this year I celebrated the centenary of women's right to vote in the UK. I remembered, though, that not all UK women had that right even after 1918. Worse, the state continues to ignore the human rights of many women in the UK today.
5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day
Finding patterns and examples in Edinburgh
The sun is streaming through the windows of the main meeting room at Central Edinburgh Meeting House. It is a cold and bright February morning and there is a buzz of excited conversation filling the room.
Finding patterns and examples in Edinburgh
Safeguarding matters
We probably all agree that safeguarding is important – but do we all have a shared understanding of what it is? Quakers believe it's centrally important as we seek a future where our communities are loving, inclusive and all age.
Safeguarding matters
Revision of the book of discipline: what happens now?
Britain Yearly Meeting has taken its decision: we're going to be revising Quaker faith & practice, our book of discipline. It's exciting, and daunting; it's going to be a lot of work, and it'll take a while. So, what happens next? What are the first steps?
Revision of the book of discipline: what happens now?
COP24: How did it go?
This aim of the December climate change conference in Poland, known as the Conference of Parties 24 (or COP24), was to define an implementation rulebook for the Paris Agreement. After two weeks of exhausting, if not fierce, negotiations, how did it all go? It depends on who you talk to.
COP24: The bare minimum
Revising Quaker faith & practice: appointing the committee
Last year Quakers decided to revise Quaker faith & practice, our book of discipline. This isn't just a case of looking at the current book and changing the odd word here and there, adding a section or two about new topics, and removing anything that seems outdated. It also won't be an exercise (as suggested in some media coverage) of going through and crossing out every reference to God!
Revising Quaker faith & practice: appointing the committee
Beyond Brexit
The current political crisis is a failure of leadership right across UK politics. In both Parliament and Government we have seen a lack of forethought. Each move appears to be in reaction to current events, not a pre-considered strategy. We needed leaders with integrity and courage, and we found leaders prepared to gamble with the wellbeing of the country.
Beyond Brexit
Sharing the costs: Opening access to Yearly Meeting 2019
Yearly Meeting, the annual gathering of Quakers in Britain, is set to take place on 24–27 May 2019 at Friends House in London. Once again this four-day event will see Friends come together to worship, make decisions, and spend time together.
Opening access to Yearly Meeting 2019
Untangling the web: change through international structures
Having studied social anthropology, I have always been interested in the values we hold (both knowingly and unknowingly) and how these inform the way we live our lives. But the larger political structures that govern and influence our lives have always felt distant to me, something 'other' that I didn't know how to influence or be part of.
Untangling the web: change through international structures