Comment

Columnists and commentators focus a Christian lens on the news stories of the day. Comment is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

Article
  1. Comment
  2. Education
A campus sign spells out Nottingham in large letters

When universities turn their back on understanding

Arabella Moore-Smith
Axing Nottingham’s single-honours theology degree signals more than a funding issue
1min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Economics
Rachel Reeves holds a red briefcase up.

This year’s Budget won’t define your future

Annika Greco Thompson
Dare to be generous in a time of constraint
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
A composite images shows the entrance to the BBC on one side and Donald Trump on the other

The ancients had the right words for Trump’s tussle with the BBC

Hal St John
Can the truth be concealed?
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Film & TV
A wide angle view of the BBC newsrooms show a starm layout of desks

Impartial journalism isn’t possible for the BBC – or anyone else

Lauren Windle
It’s time to give up the ghost and opt for transparency over impartiality
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Film & TV
TIm Davie, sits in an interview in front of screens showing facts about the BBC

The BBC and the Church of England: two giants, one crisis of trust

Tim Wyatt
Will honourable resignations save the BBC—or anyone?
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Leading
An Elizabethan man holds a dagger up while grinning.

Are you a narcissist?

Henna Cundill
We all have a little bit of narcissism in us – the question is whether we’re a Moses or an Iago
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Freedom of Belief
Trump address the UN.

The UN promised freedom of belief — but 80 years later, it’s still elusive

Steve Dew-Jones
Flawed, fragile but still vital to those without a voice
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Digital
A flat screen on a desk displays a colourful pattern.

Big Tech is gaslighting us into waste

Jean Kabasomi
After being nudged to ditch yet another working device, I’ve had enough
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Feminism
A protestor holds a blue smoke canister towards the camera lens.

“Defending our girls” is less about safety, more about scapegoating

Belle Tindall
The men who finally care about violence against women — just in time to blame immigrants for it
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A suburban English street with St George's Cross flags on lamposts.

One flag two nations: the view from Leicester

Cameron Wiltshire-Plant
Raising the national flag won’t secure the future for our grandchildren
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Gaza
Split-screen on TC shows many different news channels in English, Arabic and Hebrew.

Two years on: the tragedy and the trauma of Gaza

Graham Tomlin
As the anniversary of 7th October comes round again, an ancient story helps shed a new light on this conflict
10min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Purpose
A video still shows a beer can thrown at a golf amid a crows

So we won the Ryder Cup. At what cost?

Graham Tomlin
When beer flies and etiquette dies, maybe we’ve mistaken sport for something else
5min read