Agenda - People and Power

Ekklesia is working on proposals to encourage more proportional systems of voting and independent politics.
  • 23 Oct
    2009

    Commenting on the UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government's remarks that "faith must be respected and its power acknowledged by government", the religion and society think-tank E

  • 12 Jul
    2009

    Commenting on a report in the Mail on Sunday that Bishops may lose voting righ

  • 20 Jun
    2009

    Commenting on journalist Ben White's new book Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think tank Ekklesia, said:

  • 17 Jun
    2009

    Commenting on Church of England and Roman Catholic lobbying for "the right to discriminate" in relation to employment and the new Equality Bill, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and societ

  • 14 Jun
    2009
    Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley debates with Benjamin Zephaniah, and Louise Bagshawe the funding of the NHS, freedom of speech and the abolition of the monarchy. The Big Questions were:
  • 23 May
    2009
    Independent reports Ekklesia's survey on its font page, about the public's attitudes to independent candidates standing at the next election.
  • 5 May
    2009

    Backing the 4 May 2009 'day of action' calling for undocumented migrants in the UK to have the opportunity to become citizens, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekkle

  • 30 Apr
    2009

    Welcoming the call by MPs from all parties to ensure that all former Gurkha soldiers can have a right to settle in the UK, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia,

  • 18 Apr
    2009

    Commenting in the light of the Evangelical Alliance's highlighting of the impact of new UK immigration rules on Christians, the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia has reiterated that attentio

  • 7 Apr
    2009

    Responding to a recent speech by the Anglican Archbishop of York, Ekklesia’s co-director Jonathan Bartley welcomed the his call for a greater recognition of St George’s Day, but warned that he

  • 29 Mar
    2009

    In response to the huge Put People First rally in London on 28 March 2009, co-sponsored by Ekklesia, the think-tank's co-director Simon Barrow commented:

  • 27 Feb
    2009

    Commenting about the news that Catholic Archbishop Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor may be appointed to the House of Lords, Ekklesia’s co-director Jonathan Bartley said:

  • 24 Feb
    2009

    Commenting on a major civil liberties event taking place across the UK this coming weekend, Simon Barrow of the religion and society thinktank Ekklesia said:

  • 29 Jan
    2009

    A brand new service from the religion and society thinktank Ekklesia details what's on the agenda in the next four weeks with regard to religion and public life.

  • 18 Jan
    2009
    Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley takes part in Michael Portillo's exploration of the emperor Constantine - part of the Channel 4 series Christianity: A history
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