- 06, 24, 2016
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- EU Referendum, Sentamu, Welby
Building a good UK, playing its part amongst the nations
Following the decision by the British people t leave the EU on 23 June, Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop John Sentamu issued a joint statement asking everyone to act with humility and courage - being true to the principles that make the very best of the UK.
Read More- 06, 22, 2016
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- Adrian Hilton, EU Referendum
Myths of sovereignty and hopes for post-Referendum unity
In this final contribution before polling day, Adrian Hilton looks back at the highs and lows of the EU referendum campaign and the prospects for unity after the vote. he writes that even for Christians the campaign has been ugly and acrimonious, but that post referendum love we must, and be reconciled before the sovereignty of the Cross, where partisan posturing pales into utter inconsequence.
Read More- 06, 21, 2016
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- Caroline Spelman, EU Referendum
Bridging the EU’s generational divide
Caroline Spelman looks at the reasons underpinning the generational divide underpinning the EU referendum debate. She urges those of later years to think about their children and their grandchildren when casting their vote on June 23rd. None of us should cast our vote just in our own interest but think about those we bind to our decision.
Read More- 06, 16, 2016
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- EU Referendum, Tim Cross
Where there is no vision, the people perish
Major General Tim Cross makes the case that the UK’s history and trading links give us global interests, global links and friends on every continent. We do not need to subcontract our future to a failing EU; rather we must move forward, working alongside our friends and allies in Europe and elsewhere, sharing our expertise and capabilities freely and openly and unconstrained in who we work with and how we express our national interests and values.
Read More- 06, 15, 2016
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- EU Referendum, Robert Innes
From Newcastle to Ypres and back again
Robert Innes warns that while the referendum on the EU does provide the opportunity for the expression of frustration and anger with the Westminster elite, a vote to leave could determine not just the future of Britain but the future of the European continent, for decades to come.
Read More- 06, 06, 2016
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- EU Referendum, Sally Foster-Fulton
Helping us to care for creation
Sally Foster-Fulton makes the case that while there is much to be explored, debated and discussed in the run-up to the referendum, we must not lose sight of what the EU has already achieved in the vital area of environmental protection and climate change, and we must not ignore the possibility of what might be achieved by 28 countries working together to care for creation, to strive for better.
Read More- 06, 01, 2016
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- Baines, EU Referendum
Lost in translation
How does the EU referendum debate look to others? Nick Baines writes that a decision to remain or leave should at least be informed and based on an assessment of risk, benefit and hope; but, the current trading of untestable assertion and personal ridicule - looked at in astonishment by some of our neighbouring media - simply reinforces outside perceptions of just how impoverished our political discourse has become.
Read More- 03, 31, 2016
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- Barry Morgan, EU Referendum
Should we stay or should we go?
Dr Barry Morgan, the Archbishop of Wales, reflects on the implications for Wales of the forthcoming EU referendum. He laments that most of the public arguments so far have focussed on economics – and on pretty shameless self-interest. He makes the case that belonging to the EU is not just about doing the sums. It is about belonging to a union of distinct nations, whose ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversities are protected by EU laws, who agree to work together for the common good, to pursue peace, and to help members who are less fortunate than others.
Read More- 03, 23, 2016
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- David Chillingworth, EU Referendum, Identity
Managing complex identities - the modern European
David Chillingworth, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, explores the question of Brexit from the perspective of an Irish person who now regards Scotland as home. He makes the case that small nations with distinctive identities respond positively to the idea that they can also be part of something much bigger, which is why Scotland seems to be more pro-EU than the rest of Britain. For the same reason he holds that it would be in our best interests if a Brexit were to lead to the break-up of the UK. He makes clear that he will vote for Britain to remain in the EU but he questions whether the referendum campaign with its complexity of different issues is really the best way of deciding this issue.
Read More- 03, 18, 2016
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- EU Referendum, Robert Innes
An interview with Robert Innes
In this podcast Reimagining Europe interviews Robert Innes, the Church of England’s Bishop of the Diocese in Europe. The interview takes a closer look at the challenges facing British nationals living in other EU members states. Robert is uniquely the only Church of England Bishop to live outside Britain and has a different perspective on the approach to the EU referendum.
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