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.

Article
  1. Comment
  2. Hinduism
A red carpet lies on a grand entrance to a newly constructed Hindu temple.
Commentary on wealth prompts Rahil Patel to explore Hindu, and Christian, attitudes to prosperity.
7min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
Smartly dressed politicians sit or mill around a round table.
Distraction damages much more than your concentration. Its consequences could cost Northern Ireland its future.
6min read
Essay
  1. Character
  2. Comment
Four rugby players stand and watch beside a referee gesturing with his arm.
We are witnessing a profound loss of commitment and discernment in the use of language, writes Oliver Wright.
6min read
Review
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
A Pinnochio figure stands on a window sill beside some net curtains.
The British way of doing things extends to more than an unwritten constitution. Simon Burton-Jones argues it includes how we lie.
4min read
Article
  1. Attention
  2. Comment
From a darkly shadowed face, a single illuminated eye stares.
Media fixation with ADHD caught Henna Cundill’s eye, so she decided to investigate its struggles and superpowers.
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Mental Health
A grey and white wall graffited with a tag a image of a person crumpled and crying.
While its now OK to talk about mental illnesses, we need to weep over the harm caused and how we’ve tried to treat them, writes Rachael Newham.
4min read
Weekend essay
  1. Comment
  2. Ethics
A man, dressed in a suit and anarak, stands in front of a law court.
Lawyer Alex Stewart analyses the Post Office scandal for the lessons it teaches on our missing morals.
8min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Community
school pupils sit at desk, some with a hand raised.
George Pitcher disagrees with the media’s approval of a school ban on religious observance.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Eating
A man stands at rest, one arm holding some vegetables.
As commercial promotion of plant-based diets falter Trystan Owain Hughes digs for the real roots around a ‘reverence for life’.
7min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Football
Silouhetted by red flare smoke, celebrating footballs wave red flags.
Moving to Liverpool, home to the team he hated, challenges football supporter Sam Tomlin’s sense of belonging.
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Virtues
An irate man holds a mobile phone to his ear while gesticulating with his other hand.
The coarsening of speech prompts Yaroslav Walker to remember that what you say influences who you are.
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
A group of people stand in a field by a fence and a railway footcrossing.
Our social arrangement needs to prioritise human relationships, argues MP Danny Kruger.
5min read