war

Prayer for Ukraine

25 February 2022 Stephen Kneale

The news, as you’d expect, is full of war in Ukraine. I don’t even know fully what to make of it in truth. Don’t get

The thin lacquer of culture

16 January 2019 Stephen Kneale

I was shown this video of a German soldier in WWI reflecting on what happened when he came face-to-face with a French soldier he killed:

Should we have Remembrance Sunday in church?

11 November 2018 Stephen Kneale

I had an interesting discussion with somebody on social media the other day. The question was posed this way: What’s the rationale behind dissenters doing

The issues surrounding Iraq are not so straightforward

17 April 2017 Stephen Kneale

You don’t have to read much of the political comment on this blog to discover I am no great fan of Tony Blair. I am

The politics and problems of bombing Syria

03 December 2015 Stephen Kneale

Last night saw the House of Commons hold a 10 hour debate on air strikes in Syria. A vote was passed to go ahead with a bombing campaign. What were the politics and problems behind this decision?