Reflecting on the Student Tuition Fee vote got me thinking about the connections between political parties and different styles of church leadership. The Lib Dems have found themselves an interesting position because they campaigned with lots of promise, enthusing people with a vision of what might be. Now in government they are finding the reality... Continue Reading →
Campaign in poetry, govern in prose and coalesce in bullet points?
I confess surprise that we now have a coalition government and am not optimistic that it will see out a full term. I think that the arrangement is high risk for Nick Clegg. Whilst the headlines suggest that there are a number of Lib Dem policies which are being incorporated the danger is the... Continue Reading →
Who fancies swapping with Nick?
The problem with commenting on politics is that it moves too fast but this weekend is a fascinating one for UK politics as we wait to see what Nick Clegg will do. The options are clear enough but the realities behind them are fraught with difficulty. Nevertheless the real question is how do the... Continue Reading →
Distinct Reflections 