What kind of a society do we live in? What kind of a society do we want to live in? Are the salaries, for example, that are being paid to people in different sectors in ‘right…
Touring a red light district and lunching with a group of women, most of whom are prostitutes, is not my normal way of spending a day. I was in India and visiting a church that…
There are words and music from our (largely Christian) heritage that are deeply ingrained in our souls. They are part of us and we hold them as part of our common legacy. But the…
The proposed redevelopment of the Large Meeting House at Friends House in London provides both challenges and opportunities. When members of the Quaker Disability Equality Group…
There has been comment in the Friend about a Tobin Tax, or Financial Transactions Tax (FTT). I offer the following based on some professional knowledge. To call the FTT a ‘Robin…
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