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. Politics
Two people down a table turn and listen to someone closer talk, against a wall mural.

So, what are the prospects for peace and good will?

Emerson Csorba
2025 will need the reconcilers, and their pain.
6min read
Column
  1. Comment
  2. Football
A football boot with rainbow laces

Football’s rainbow row shows up symbolism’s flaws

Jonathan Rowlands
The vagueness that gives symbols power reduces the chance for nuanced conversation.
5min read
Article
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Comment
An MP stands and speaks in a parliamentary debate.

The assisted dying debate revealed the real role of Parliament

M. Ciftci
MPs from areas where people are vulnerable and at risk were more sensitive to the dangers.
5min read
Article
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Comment
Empty bus seats are lit in dark neon colours.

No, it is not your life to dispose of

Steve Hellyer
What could not be said about the assisted dying debate
6min read
Article
  1. Care
  2. Comment
A patient eye view of six surgeons looking down.

NHS: How far do we go to feed the sacred system?

Callum Elwood
Balancing safeguards and economic expediencies after the assisted dying vote.
4min read
Snippet
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Care
Four MPs stand at a table with heads bowed.

Assisted dying: truly a black Friday

Graham Tomlin
The UK takes a step into the bleak unknown.
2min read
Column
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A sign reading 'polling station' stands by the entrance to a church.

Here's why we need to keep democracy holy

George Pitcher
It's much more than a utilitarian deal that benefits the most.
4min read
Snippet
  1. America
  2. Comment
a tattered American flag flies against a blue sky.

America: two nations under God?

Graham Tomlin
Red, blue, and rarely purple.
3min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Sustainability
A speaker holds two fingers up while sitting in front of a backdrop reading 'United Nations Climate Change.

Does COP make any difference?

Julia Kendal
When climate deal makers and justice seekers meet.
6min read
Article
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Care
A open hand hold a pill.

Why end of life agony is not a good reason to allow death on demand

Graham Tomlin
Assisted dying and the unintended consequences of compassion.
5min read
Article
  1. Climate
  2. Comment
A sign protesting a proposed wind farm stands on flat moorland.

Neighbours, nimbys, and politician power plays

Joel Pierce
Is there a politics that takes both love of the land and climate concerns seriously?
7min read
Snippet
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Care
white pills form an angle on a blue background

Who holds the keys of death? The logic of assisted dying

Tom Dove
The ethical principle of double effect.
2min read