A misguided election briefing

The Church must recognise there are Christians on both the left and right of politics

YOU MAY HAVE MISSED this as the general election campaign veered between waves of tragedy and farce but the Church of England’s Diocese of Salisbury decided to issue a formal “briefing” on the issues of the election which, while being neither lachrymose nor funny, was certainly depressing. It tries to be a briefing document for anyone in the diocese wanting “to Pray your Part” and it explores many of the issues being discussed in the election. It does not explore them in a neutral way. Questions it encourages people to ask of their candidates include: “Will you eliminate the concept of illegality of those who enter the UK by other non-traditional means?”; “Will you consider abolishing short-term sentences, those of one year and under?”; and “What is your policy on…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2024

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