In May, Swedish Friends gathered at Svartbäcksgården, the retreat centre near Rimbo, for their seventy-sixth Yearly Meeting. The multifaceted theme for the weekend was peace; two…
Days after taking power, the coalition government is under pressure over its policy on the Trident nuclear weapons system.
Politicians and journalists have been taken by surprise as campaigns for electoral reform have leapt into the mainstream.
Quakers across Britain look set to play an active role in the general election, with several Local Meetings involved in running hustings events while a number of national Quaker…
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