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.

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.

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.

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.

04, 25, 2016
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Alison Elliot, Human Flourishing

Beyond ‘Project Fear’

In this opinion piece Alison Elliot takes a closer look at how ‘Project Fear’ impacted on the Scottish Independence Referendum. She rejects the analysis that Scotland voted no to independence due to ‘project fear’ and warns against using a similar strategy to make the case for remaining in the EU.

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.

03, 09, 2016
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Baines, EU Referendum

Nightmares and neutrality

Nick Baines, the Bishop of Leeds, responds to the charge made by Adrian Hilton in an earlier blog that bishops should remain neutral in the EU referendum debate. Baines makes the case that stating the Church will not push a particular position - for some a questionable stance - is not the same as saying that bishops have no position or should not engage in the debate in an iterative manner. If nothing else, it is entirely reasonable for a bishop to ask questions about the grounds for assertions that are not backed up by argument.

02, 16, 2016
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Innes, Unity and Diversity

A matter of hearts as well as minds

In his latest contribution from Brussels, Bishop Robert Innes - the Bishop in Europe - makes the case that we need to vote with both our hearts and our minds when it comes to the EU referendum. Nobody suggests that the EU’s structures are perfect, but the EU is a matter of give and take, and there is much which Britain can both give and receive from close relationships with its European neighbours