4 September 2009
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Pants a million!
John-Paul Flintoff set off on a journey of discovery and came back wearing clothes that he made himself
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New face for Quakers in London takes shape
Oliver Robertson reports on developments at the new Quaker Centre at Friends House
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Jailhouse blues
Jill Inskip calls for prison reform
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Tackling the pay gap from both ends
Church Action on Poverty, the ecumenical Christian social-justice charity, which has been championing the cause of low-paid workers through its Living Wage campaign, is now backing a call for a High Pay Commission to be set up that would launch a wide-ranging review of pay ‘at the top’. Using the…
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News round-up
Irish Friends focus on peace and sustainability; Climate camp glued to the issues; Goodbye and all that -
Journalists at BYM
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Some more equal than others?
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Letters
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Research with Quakers living in Britain
Helen Meads and Susan Robson explain the process behind the book The Quaker Condition Have you contributed to a Quaker research project in the last few years? Have you answered a yes/no questionnaire, reflected in an interview, or been in a group that has focused on a particular topic? If… -
Contemporary British Quakers
The Quaker Condition: the sociology of a liberal religion, edited by Pink Dandelion and Peter Collins. Cambridge Scholars Press. ISBN: 978 1847185 65 5. £34.99 or £25 from Woodbrooke. The Quaker Condition: the sociology of a liberal religion addresses central questions such as what is it to be a Quaker… -
Remembering Ted Harvey
Oliver Pickering reports on a lecture that describes the principled life of T Edmund Harvey T Edmund (‘Ted’) Harvey (1875-1955) was the eldest of the remarkable family born to the prominent Leeds Quakers William Harvey and his wife Anna Maria, née Whiting. The story of their childhood is told in… -
Biodiversity: the spice of life
Gordon L Woodroffe shares his concerns about the importance of biodiversity As the Copenhagen summit draws nearer it is important that governments do not lose sight of the fact that the health implications on the loss of biodiversity are every bit as great as those caused by global warming. This…
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