4th March 2011

On taking a side

by Sharen Green

Simon Gray’s piece Supporting Both Sides (17 February), in which he urges Friends not to take sides in the question of boycotting goods from Israeli settlements, got me thinking…

4th March 2011

Fairtrade: ethics and choice

by Raymond Mgadzah

In 1988 the first fair trade coffee from Mexico was sold in Dutch supermarkets. It was named after an historical figure from Holland, ‘Max Havelaar’, who had opposed the…

4th March 2011

Living Fairly

by Ian Kirk-Smith
4th March 2011

The case for Sunday shopping

by Joy Paul

Looking back, I have been trying to be an ethical shopper for a long time. Back in the 1970s I was buying that Nicaraguan coffee that people still groan about. My efforts became…

25th February 2011

ACTS of worship

by Elizabeth Brown

David Bowgett and Michael Hennessey, both former Anglicans, speaking at a recent workshop provoked us to explore worship through the ACTS of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and…

25th February 2011

Doing business with Quakers

by Kevin Redpath

It is not much fun, sometimes, doing business with Quakers. I say this lovingly as a birthright Friend who is immensely proud of his Quaker inheritance, is challenged and inspired…

25th February 2011

Striking a balance: training and pay

by Martina Weitsch

George Fox called us to ‘Be patterns, be examples’ and, without wishing to sound like a public relations agency for Quakers, I think sometimes we have examples of good practice…

25th February 2011

Boycott, divestment & sanctions: supporting both sides

by Friendweb

We write in response to Simon Gray’s article (18 February).

25th February 2011

Egypt:  a quiet revolution

by Julian Stargardt
25th February 2011

Work for life

by Elaine Pryce
18th February 2011

Religion is ‘allowed to be difficult’

by Jay Clark
18th February 2011

Is intent an illusion?

by Bob Johnson

Sixty murderers can teach you a great deal about the law, especially if you get to know them really well, as I did over five years in Parkhurst Prison.  A good number of them were…