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. 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
Column
  1. Ageing
  2. Character
Joe Biden holds a fist to his chest as he stands and speaks.

What the Joe Biden story tells us about growing older

Graham Tomlin
Rather than mimicking the young, the elderly witness to a life well lived.
5min read
Column
  1. Comment
  2. General Election 24
A AI generaed montage shows two politicans back to back surrounded by like, share and angry icons.

Make it a morally decisive election

George Pitcher
This week we’re making more than a political decision.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Digital
A woman stands between two table, one of friends and the other more argumentative.

Browsing our bias

Paula Duncan
Should we curate our feeds for community or for challenge?
5min read
Article
  1. AI
  2. Comment
A man staring at a laptop grimmaces and holds his hands to his head.

It's our mistakes that make us human

Silvianne Aspray
What we learn distinguishes us from tech.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Identity
Two England fans stand in stadium seeting holding up their flag.

The Euros and the problem of nationality

Sam Tomlin
In a world of populist nationalism, should you support your national team?
6min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. General Election 24
A grainy surveillance picture of an rusty boat overloaded with people

What small boats tell us about belonging

George Pitcher
Do I belong to these politics? And do these politics belong to me?
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Justice
In a court room a judge looks out across it as a lawyer standing addressing her turns his head to look.

Mercy of any magnitude is scarce

Natalie Williams
Today’s cynicism, means justice really needs tempering.
5min read
Article
  1. Attention
  2. Comment
Seat on an underground train carraige, a passenger holds and reads a newspaper.

When standards fail, what next?

Jamie Mulvaney
Media’s fragmentation reflects our own shattered attention.
3min read