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. Freedom of Belief
A burnt out motor cycle and car stand amid charred debris in a dusty compound.

We’re ignoring Nigeria's hellish underbelly

Chris Wadibia
Why the West averts its gaze from anti-Christian violence there.
4min read
Column
  1. Comment
  2. Film & TV
A doctor in blue scrubs stands looking exhausted.

It's a miracle that ITV's drama-docs tell gospel truth

George Pitcher
What we need to ask of the well told stories that move us.
4min read
Essay
  1. Comment
  2. Justice
A pupil in a classroom looks around and into the camera.

Dignity: why people matter

Charles Foster
How dignity underlies our ethics and law.
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. War & peace
A woman stands at the back of an armoured military vehicle, the door of which is open.

Letter from Lviv

Iryna Dobrohorska
Loss, resilience, and a hope one day to count blessings not missile intercepts.
3min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
A robed and seated man, in a speaker's chair talks and gesticulates.

When tradition deserves a break

Yaroslav Walker
Upsetting a convention caused uproar, so is it right to break with tradition?
3min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Freedom of Belief
Rows of soldiers march away from the camera, two in the back row turn their heads back.

What the Gaza conflict and the asylum seeker row have in common

Graham Tomlin
Iran’s persecution drives its Christians here. This is their story.
7min read
Article
  1. Comment
A red carpet lies on a grand entrance to a newly constructed Hindu temple.

Rishi Sunak’s wealth and why he doesn’t apologise for it

Rahil Patel
Commentary on wealth prompts Rahil Patel to explore Hindu, and Christian, attitudes to prosperity.
7min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
Smartly dressed politicians sit or mill around a round table.

Northern Ireland’s imminent danger is distraction

Andy Flannagan
Distraction damages much more than your concentration. Its consequences could cost Northern Ireland its future.
6min read
Essay
  1. Character
  2. Comment
Four rugby players stand and watch beside a referee gesturing with his arm.

Our language use is leading to a cultural abyss

Oliver Wright
We are witnessing a profound loss of commitment and discernment in the use of language, writes Oliver Wright.
6min read
Review
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
A Pinnochio figure stands on a window sill beside some net curtains.

Truth decay: lying will destroy us

Simon Burton-Jones
The British way of doing things extends to more than an unwritten constitution. Simon Burton-Jones argues it includes how we lie.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Mental Health
A grey and white wall graffited with a tag a image of a person crumpled and crying.

We need to weep over the wreckage of mental illness

Rachael Newham
While its now OK to talk about mental illnesses, we need to weep over the harm caused and how we’ve tried to treat them, writes Rachael Newham.
4min read
Weekend essay
  1. Comment
  2. Ethics
A man, dressed in a suit and anarak, stands in front of a law court.

The Post Office scandal: why truth matters

Alex Stewart
Lawyer Alex Stewart analyses the Post Office scandal for the lessons it teaches on our missing morals.
8min read