Can Britain’s King Charles fill his treasured mother’s shoes?
London, UKReuters Teenager Olivia Burch waited for hours in a queue with other mourners to pay a final tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as her body lay in state. But despite that devotion, she thought Britain should no longer have a monarchy. “I think it’s gone. It’s too traditional and old-fashioned, and I don’t think […]
Essay: How to help immigrants feel more at home and contribute more to the local economy
In an article first published on The Conversation UK, researcher JOSEPH SIMON-GOERLACH looks at what data shows about the impacts of giving refugees more certainty about their future…
Technology…or behaviour?
My daughter pointed out to me that in virtually all books written before the Industrial Revolution that imagine future time-travel, none of them imagine technological improvement. Rather they look at future human behaviour. PICTURE: Ales Nesetril/Unsplash. Technological improvements were inconceivable before the industrial revolution, now they are the focus of almost all future discussion. And behaviour is […]
THIS LIFE: GOD PROMISES A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at why Christians can have hope in the midst of a changing world…
THIS LIFE: CLINGING TO THE “IF ONLYS”
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, on the importance of ‘letting go’…
SIGHT-SEEING: “YOUR HISTORY DOESN’T HAVE TO BE YOUR DESTINY”
NILS VON KALM on why your past doesn’t have to dictate your future…
ESSAY: TAX RISES NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT UK’S NHS
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, argues that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) can only survive if it adapts but adds that while emerging technologies will help, human contact will remain essential…