British Isles
United Kingdom: After the vote
19 Sep 2014
Whatever the result, the Referendum will have a profound impact on the whole of the UK. It remains to be seen what effect the emotions and forces released by this campaign will have on the unity…
The government wants to know how difficult it is to be a Christian at work – so let’s tell them
19 Sep 2014
You can almost guarantee these days that every couple of months there’ll be another ‘Christian persecution’ story making its way into the papers that tells of a Christian trying to get on and do their job,…
Britain is fast becoming a breeding ground for Islamic radicalism as British-born Muslims flock to the Middle East to join the growing jihad. An average of seven Britons a week are travelling to Syria and Iraq…
Ofsted wave of no-notice inspections
19 Sep 2014
There will be 40 unannounced school inspections across England this month, Ofsted has revealed. After the so-called Trojan Horse allegations in Birmingham, there were proposals for inspectors to visit schools without warning. There had been claims…
Children raised in marital homes are better behaved than those brought up by unmarried parents, according to major research funded by the Department for Education. The study of around 3,000 children aged three to sixteen found…
New research released has shown that some of the UK's poorest families can no longer afford to heat water to wash themselves. Debt charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has released statistics showing that of over 1,000…