By Alexandra Paterson I’m sat outside Court 6 in Manchester Magistrates’ Court watching Sky News flash up ‘Day 3 of the Oscar Pistorius trial – live updates available for iPad and mobile devices.’ This is another unfortunate of example of the trial of a grave crime becoming a media circus and is part of an ongoing and worrying trend. It’s nothing […]
Parliament Street director Clare George-Hilley has commented in the Evening Standard on our revelations that a total of 139 knives were seized from visitors to the House of Commons last year. She said: “These figures demonstrate the very real threats facing Parliament and underline the need for rigorous and robust checkpoint security measures to ensure the safety of the House […]
With the crisis in Ukraine escalating ever more towards a renewed Cold War – perhaps even a hot one – between Russia and the United States, Peter Hitchens is getting very depressed. Paul Nizinskyj spoke to him to find out why. “It’s worse than I feared, seeing what’s going on in the Crimea,” Peter sighs. “I just despair.” When we spoke over […]
I have just returned from the most amazing trip to Burma, but whilst I was there I knew I had to share a few thoughts when I got home. I was in Burma for a family wedding but naturally we had some time to tour around the city of Rangoon. The city of Rangoon is home to 6 million people […]
By Clare George-Hilley The political playing field in the lead up to the 2015 general election is likely to be one beset with the biggest, trendiest policies and bright new ideas, but all three of the main parties are missing a trick. For too long now, political strategists have turned a blind eye to potentially the biggest vote winner […]
By Clare George-Hilley Attacks on members of the clergy are alarmingly frequent, much more so than you might imagine. The authorities must do more and the attacks should be classified for what they are: hate crimes. Being a Christian is a pretty challenging vocation in modern Britain, with the seemingly relentless attacks and mockery from the media and pressure groups […]
Thursday 16th January 2014 The Norfolk Eastern Daily Press has reported on Parliament Street’s new research into attacks on the clergy. The original article can be found here or alternatively can be read below: Attacks on church leaders in Norfolk and Suffolk revealed PUBLISHED: 06:40 16 January 2014 Peter Walsh Crime correspondent They operate an open door policy welcoming some of society’s […]
Attacks on clergy ‘are a hate crime’ (Kirst Buchanan, The Sunday Express, 12/1/14) THUGS who carry out violent attacks on the clergy could face tougher jail terms if they were classified as religious hate crimes, Labour has said. Diana Johnson, the shadow minister for crime and security, said harsh penalties were necessary to give greater protection to those who do […]
Steven George-Hilley of Parliament Street discusses the think tank’s latest campaign with the BBC’s Ed Stourton live on air:
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, is to examine if attacks on members of the clergy should be considered hate crimes, according to a front page story on today’s Sunday Times. The article includes research released by Parliament Street revealing that there have been 200 attacks on members of the clergy over the last five years, including beatings, assaults and incidents […]
