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13 March 2024

2 min read

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Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Politicians and pundits discuss the Lee Anderson issue.

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The trouble with identity politics

Identity politics reflected two great longings, a desire for uniqueness, and...

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Christian Nationalism

Christian nationalism: an uncontrollable ideological fusion

Dissecting the ideology of Christian Nationalism, when cross, flag and...

Conspiracy theory

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The BBC and the quest for Truth

Space for neutrality is shrinking; two French philosophers explain why

Truth and Trust

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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

Will honourable resignations save the BBC—or anyone?

Truth and Trust

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Mette Frederiksen gesture as she delivers a speech.

The Danish Prime Minister is right - the West needs a spiritual rearmament

Christianity should challenge, not reflect, the cultural zeitgeist

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Trump address the UN.

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

Flawed, fragile but still vital to those without a voice

Steve Dew-Jones

Freedom of Belief

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Zack Polanski walks down an alleyway

Let's keep hope weird, Zack

Amid growing grief for the future, the Greens' leader is calling for...

Lauren Westwood

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Peter Thiel and the Antichrist

The PayPal founder’s obsession with the Beast is nothing new

AI - Artificial Intelligence

Church and state

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An archbishop crowns the king.

The one thing the new Archbishop can offer the world

How an unlikely argument between the Pope and Madonna points the way for the...

Church and state

2025-10-01

The Joker and Batman sit opposite each other in an interrogation room.

In an age of nihilism it's time to revisit The Dark Knight

Batman, the Joker, and the disaffected

2025-10-01

A suited politician stands looking pensive, framed by two out of focus audience members.

The tragic heart of British politics

As political party conferences commence, Belle TIndall is riveted and...

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Across the heads of a roadside crowd, men wearing orange sashes and military band uniforms march along.

Outsourcing our identities: the corrosive effect of political tribalism

Political identities need to connect with core identities, Andy Flannagan...

2023-10-10

A group of people stand in a field by a fence and a railway footcrossing.

Why we need a gentle radical revolution

Our social arrangement needs to prioritise human relationships, argues MP...

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A politician stands a labelled lectern speaking and gesticulating with a hand.

After Angela: why Christian Democracy still works

Feeling somewhat labelled, George Pitcher unpacks why Christian Democracy...

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"Nobody is neutral": Kate Forbes on her Christian faith and political future

Politician Kate Forbes knows how it feels when public life misunderstands a...

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A frail old lady, the late Queen, rises from a sofa to shake hands with an approaching woman.

What a monarch’s meeting teaches about politics and permanence

A monarch meeting a prime minister is a symbol of a deeper truth in a...

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an aerial view down in to the parliamentary chamber shows MPs sitting on benches on the left and right hand side

The language of politics can’t domesticate religion

Political life’s Left-Right structure fails when it tries to co-opt...

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Seen & Unseen Aloud

16 September 2024

1 min read

Seen & Unseen Aloud: Britpop, parents and Marvel

Oasis and two Prime Ministers, aging parents, and Deadpool & Wolverine's nihilism.

Natalie Garrett

Natalie produces and narrates The Seen & Unseen Aloud podcast. She's an Anglican minister and a trained actor.

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Any dream will do.

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In this episode, George Pitcher tracks the cultural story of Oasis and two Labour Prime Ministers; Katherine Amphlett visits her aging parents and needs to put on an armour of feathers while James Lawrence finds a surprising story amid the cynical desert of Deadpool and Wolverine's nihilism.