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. Politics
Military personnel, wearing camoflague uniform crowd round a computer monitor.

The emerging frontier: renewing courage in geopolitics

Emerson Csorba and Gal Treger
Narcissistic moralising needs to stop, and we can learn from Churchill too.
8min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Politics
A group of four people stand in front of an even banner, smiling

Exploring Labour’s parameters of hope

David Barclay
At the party’s conference, meeting mayors and old friends rekindle a restless hope.
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. War & peace
A woman squats and touches a war memorial

How Ukraine reckons with its reality

Mark Meynell
From Kyiv's coffee shops to the front line.
6min read
Article
  1. Climate
  2. Comment
A fallen statute with tyre tracks over it lies on the steps to a government building, in a form of protest.

Climate meets politics at UN summits, so who will save us?

Julia Kendal
It's that time of year when commitments to change are sought. Is there a different way to power the energy transition?
5min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Freedom of Belief
A TV interviewer sits across from a young woman in an outdoor setting

We need to talk about Nigeria’s brutal war

Chris Wadibia
As Nigerian culture rises globally, why do we ignore seven decades of killing?
5min read
Explainer
  1. Belief
  2. Climate
A protester holds up a green sign reading: 'It's hard to be green. Kermit'.

Living sustainably doesn’t have to be a burden, here’s the case for action

Barnabas Aspray
How not to get hot and bothered about climate change.
7min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Leading
Tony Blair talks to a member of Oasis at a reception.

From Blair and Britpop to Starmer and the Oasis comeback: why character, not personality, matters

George Pitcher
We get both the leaders and entertainers we deserve.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Death & life
a pile of feathers.

A covering of feathers for the terrors of the night

Katherine Amphlett
How to struggle with the burden of other people's suffering.
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A tube train runs on a raised track, in the distance is a tower block wrapped in white material with a green heart on it.

Grenfell – what should happen now?

Graham Tomlin
Six urgent priorities that should follow the Inquiry
4min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Death & life
yard signs read: Don't give up. You are not alone. You matter.

A survivor shares how we can help prevent suicide

Rachael Newham
Allowing people to voice their despair makes space for hope to grow.
3min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Grenfell disaster
A wrapping around the Grenfell Tower bears a giant green heart.

Grenfell: a tale of two towers

Graham Tomlin
The Inquiry offers an opportunity to change the way we treat each other
7min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Freedom of Belief
On a rainy night a pedestrian, holding a brolly, waits to cross a road.

Experiencing Tbilisi's cold shoulder

Steve Dew-Jones
Georgia’s warm welcome doesn't extend to refugees fleeing Iran.
6min read