
David Alton: Now is the time to deliver on Johnson’s commitments to persecuted Christians
It is no secret that some senior civil servants in the Foreign Office do not share the Prime Minister’s commitment to implementing the Truro Recommendations.
It is no secret that some senior civil servants in the Foreign Office do not share the Prime Minister’s commitment to implementing the Truro Recommendations.
The real risk of all this is that it gets praised – but is then quietly filed away. What needs to happen is a change of Foreign Office culture.
You can’t ignore the existence of couples and families that you’ve actively supported in legislation.
We don’t need a ‘Brexiteer’ leader, we need a unifier, a leader who is not marked by labels but by their ability to implement the referendum result.
Governments are more likely to help create conditions for it by seeking economic growth, rather than well-being.
It is damaged beyond repair by poor definitions, confusion and misuse. The term harms Muslims.
The Foreign Secretary had already impressed me with his focus on human rights. Now he has created new hope for Christians around the world.
In justifying their defence of Austria’s ‘blasphemy law’, its judges seem to be not just expanding but changing the relevant protections in the Convention.
The MPs, of course, pick the final two in a leadership race. Plus: the Westminster Transfer Window. And: my workaholic holiday.
The way equalities law applies to “philosophical belief” has created a messy courtroom battleground for all sorts of angry fringe groups to seek protection.
A handful of ordinary members may let the rest of us down, but I have seen no sign that our Party systemically encourages anti-Muslim hatred.
I personally don’t care if someone burns a copy of the Quran, provided they bought it and do so without creating a fire or smoke hazard. But it is illegal in the UK.
She spoke unashamedly of her religious beliefs, in a way that would sound shocking in today’s impoverished political culture.
This legislation runs against Scotland’s deep traditions of political pluralism and toleration.
The Green Paper isn’t perfect, but the Communities Secretary is right to reject oaths of office and an excessively broad definition of ‘extremism’.