Nicholas Baines

LATEST ARTICLES ( 612 )

• Nice Turkey

  Turkey is not nice just now. And Nice is not how it sounds to English ears.This is not facetious. The terrorist atrocity in Nice last night and the military cou... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• EU Referendum: General Synod

  

  I am in York for the General Synod of the Church of England – a session that lasts from this afternoon until next Tuesday. The agenda was varied in order to... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• On Racism

  This is the script of this morning's Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, following the terrorist attack on Ataturk Airport in Istanbul and in... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The View from Germany

  For the record, these are two statements issued by the Protestant Church in Germany following the EU Referendum in the UK:The Chair of the Council of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Brexit and the Promised Land

  So, we are now a couple of days on from the EU Referendum in the UK. We have no credible government leadership. Her Majesty's Opposition is falling apart and... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Whither Europe?

  So, the people of the UK have spoken. But, what they have said is unclear. Nevertheless, the outcome is more than clear. We must now shape the future and not... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Humanity of Parliament

  

  Today saw the recall of both Houses of Parliament to pay tribute to Jo Cox, the MP murdered last Thursday in her constituency of Batley and Spen. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• EU Referendum

  Despite my deep European experience and connections (as well as affections), I decided early on in the referendum campaign to treat it like a real debate and... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Jo Cox

  It barely seems possible that only 40 hours ago a young MP was murdered on the streets of a quiet West Yorkshire town known previously for science (Joseph... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Religion, Government and the Public Good

  

  Having published on the Reimagining Europe blog (with a good opening joke) a somewhat exasperated post about the political discourse around the EU Referendum... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Finding the Holy: People, Places and Stories

  

  While looking for another of his books in a London bookshop, I came across Jews and Words by Amos Oz and his daughter Fania Oz-Salzberger – he a novelist and sh... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• EU Matters (so Far)

  Breaking up is hard to do. So went the song. But, whereas that might apply to love and relationships, it clearly is less so when it comes to politics. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Crippled Inside?

  

  This is the script of this morning's Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans Show in the presence of David Walliams, Jack Whitehall, Jodie Foster and... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Onward and Upward: Ascension Day

  This is the script of this morning's Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme:Today is not just Election Day – in the Christian calendar it is also... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Hillsborough Statement

  The Home Secretary's statement following the Hillsborough verdicts was read in the House of Lords yesterday. The former Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, who... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Child Refugees

  Yesterday evening (26 April 2016) the House of Lords considered amendments made in the House of Commons to the Government’s Immigration Bill. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Museums and the North

  I am the bishop on duty in the House of Lords this week. This means leading prayers at the beginning of each day's business – today at 2.30pm. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Hillsborough Verdicts

  This is the text of an article published in the Yorkshire Post a few minutes ago:I remember where I was on April 15, 1989. I was leading a youth weekend at Ryda... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Back to Iraq

  Following my recent visit to Iraq with Christian Aid, I asked five written questions in the House of Lords. The answers were published on 5 April and I reproduc... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Tale of Two Fathers

  Well, we didn't see that one coming, did we? The Archbishop of Canterbury has had to rethink who he actually is. As was revealed in the Daily Telegraph last... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY