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. Death & life
A couple hold each other as they look at floral tributes on the ground
Distressing stories show that publicity hinders grief but enables justice
4min read
Article
  1. Awe and wonder
  2. Comment
A colourful street food van
The sources of awe are not scarce, but we do overlook them
5min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Books
the head of a classical statue looks up amid embers around it.
The director has drunk the Kool-aid of modernity, and done so deeply
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Justice
A woman talks in an interivew.
When accountability means annihilation, denial is the only way to survive
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Mental Health
A woman sits and holds back a tear.
‘Mental health awareness’ is failing, our words are not matched by our actions
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Migration
A Border Force officer wears body armour with Immigration Enforcement written on the back
Politician priests are making pointless sacrifices on the altar of numbers
5min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Comment
Sean Combs sits on a golden couch.
We believed he was a good guy because we wanted to believe someone was
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Community
An Istanbul street curves and the sun illuminates one side
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer mass of humanity in Turkey
6min read
Article
  1. Books
  2. Comment
Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza point toward a windmill
Learning from Cervantes’ mistakes
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Language
A crowd of people stand in the side steps of the Lincoln Memorial
The right turn of phrase can turn a nation, the wrong one can destroy
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Ethics
Amid a bombed alley, a victim is helped to walk by a rescue worker
The responsible use of force today precludes pacifism
5min read
Article
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Care
A crowded House of Commons awaits a vote.
A MND sufferer reflects on the historic vote to legalise assisted dying
6min read