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. America
  2. Church and state
Silhoutted by a sun rise, a helicopter flies over The White House

Trump's triumph is not the end of the world, nor the dawn of a new age

Graham Tomlin
Donald Trump may not be as bad as many fear and not as good as many hope
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Wildness
Against a night sky a lit up face is blurred by the camera movement.

It’s getting harder to be wild in this world

Elizabeth Wainwright
We’ve trapped and tamed wilderness into a commodity.
7min read
Snippet
  1. Comment
  2. Sustainability
A sky line shows steam rising from a power station's chimney and cooling towers.

Coal’s demise teaches us to be cautious about progress

Graham Tomlin
Why the extinguishing of coal power should dampen attitudes to what promises to be progress.
3min read
Snippet
  1. Comment
  2. Trauma
A black and white photo shows solider patients and nurses in a hospital.

Hospitals are home to the truth of war

Simon Cansdale
Remembering what war really is.
2min read
Snippet
  1. Books
  2. Comment
On a music festival stage, a popstar in a pink stages holds raised hands with his band.

Rick Astley’s contentment is joyous

Natalie Garrett
The veteran popstar’s story strikes more than a musical chord.
2min read
Article
  1. Attention
  2. Comment
A woman walls along a war memorial wall covered in red poppies.

Put poppy politics in the past and give Remembrance a hopeful future

Mark Gilbert
Memory without hope will lead us to a dead-end.
5min read
Column
  1. America
  2. Comment
A protester holds placards up in both hands. One reads: Trump is a fascist. The other: Repair the broken world

Is Trump a fascist?

George Pitcher
Fascism is fashionable again, what sort of vigilance is needed to guard against it?
4min read
Essay
  1. America
  2. Comment
Donald Trump holds his arms out to his side while speaking.

Democracy, hypocrisy and us

Josh Richards
A deep dive into the pitfalls of political vision and our response to them.
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A CGI of a new housing estate viewed from above.

Fairytale housing is building up new problems

Imogen Ball
Solve one social problem but don't cause another crisis.
3min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Digital
A guard stands behind a barrier across an entrance to a station escalator.

Seen in Beijing: what’s it like in a surveillance society?

Alex Ross
Cameras and controls remind a visitor to value freedom.
5min read
Snippet
  1. Comment
  2. Community
two women sit a table chatting.

A budget for belonging - why social infrastructure deserves investment

David Barclay
Loneliness is a deep and costly social challenge.
2min read
Explainer
  1. Comment
  2. Economics
a pile of coins.

How to tax ethically to avoid a two-tier society

Laurence Fletcher
From income tax to property and inheritance taxes, which is fairer?
6min read