Category - peter selby

Why the church needs a new foreign policy

Simon Barrow — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:11:46 +0000

The United States and the United Kingdom are being forced this month (March 2008) to reflect on the recent heritage of their military interventions. Who or what are we trusting in when we choose the way of the sword over the way of the Cross, asks Simon Barrow. Where does salvation lie?

Bishops join call for further enquiry into youth custody death

staff writers — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:49:54 +0100

Church of England bishops in the House of Lords have joined other penal reformers in highlighting the conditions of Britain’s child prisons in a debate following the coroner’s report into the death of a 15-year-old boy.

Reforming bishop to head up prison monitoring group

staff writers — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:12:32 +0000

A network of independent prison monitoring groups is to be headed up by the Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby, who is an advocate of reform and of restorative justice.

Bishop of Worcester backs prisons inspector against government axe

staff writers — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:00:00 +0100

In a lively debate in the House of Lords yesterday, the Anglican Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby, spoke out firmly in favour of the retention of an independent inspectorate of prisons, forcing the government onto the back foot on the issue.

Bishop calls for prisons review

staff writers — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:00:00 +0000

The bishop to the Prison Service today backed penal reformers' calls for a thorough evaluation of prison privatisation.

Bishops criticise asylum and immigration bill

staff writers — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:00:00 +0000

Bishops have lined up to attack the Government's Asylum and Immigration Bill which had its Second Reading in the House of Lords this week.