Comment

Columnists and commentators focus a Christian lens on the news stories of the day. Comment is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

Explainer
  1. Comment
  2. Death & life
A group of grieving friends with their hands on each others backs.

Dying well: what is neglected needs to be put right

Matthew Hutton
How each of us can prepare ourselves and those we leave behind.
6min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Comment
A floating stage bears a flaming piano and singer standing at a mic.

Less John, more Joan. How Paris’ secular hymn fell flat

Cameron Wiltshire-Plant
Despite launching a flaming piano of peace, France missed an obvious emissary.
3min read
Column
  1. Assisted dying
  2. Comment
A hand rest gently on another outstretched hand.

Polly's pop at a "pitiless God" distorts my argument

George Pitcher
There’s more than one argument for opposing assisted dying.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Paganism
A painting of the Last supper showing Christ and the disciples at a table.

Paris 2024 and Christianity’s opening ceremony

Tim May
A subversive Olympic opening relies on Christianity’s own beginnings.
8min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Education
A blackboard covered in chalk writing and highlights.

Why I teach over my students’ heads

James K.A. Smith
Successful teaching is a work of empathy that stretches the mind.
5min read
Article
  1. Belief
  2. Comment
Red hat with the words Make America Great Again

Did God save Donald Trump?

Graham Tomlin
In the aftermath of the assassination attempt, Graham Tomlin asks whether or not we can see the hand of God in it
5min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Comment
Gareth Southgate congratulating the team

Why England lost the Final

Emerson Csorba
Emerson Csorba explores why love is a game-changer when it comes to winning.
6min read
Explainer
  1. Comment
  2. Holidays/vacations
A pair of sunglasses beside a swimming pool.

How to get the best time out of your downtime

Roger Bretherton
The joys and perils of taking time out for summer holidays.
7min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Comment
Keir Starmer stands in the House of Commons and recites an oath from a card held up in front of him.

Why the Prime Minister should swear this new oath

Yaroslav Walker
A proposed new constitutional instrument is a hopeful recognition of the human condition.
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A poltiical pudit opines in a TV studio while his colleague leans in and listens.

Looking upon Labour’s "loveless landslide"

Yaroslav Walker
What watching a night that changed the country tells us about its mood.
8min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. General Election 24
A mayor reads an election result as a despondent candidate looks on.

What happens when you lose an election?

Ross Hendry
Spare a thought (and prayer) for the defeated.
5min read
Explainer
  1. Ageing
  2. Comment
President Biden sits at a desk, holding his balled hands to his mouth.

Jonathan Aitken: I’m in my 80s and here’s what I’d tell Joe Biden

Jonathan Aitken
Don't succumb to this politicians' fantasy.
3min read