I believe in restoring the dignity to the quiet, often invisible work of caring, of loving well, as we look to build a happier, healthier society
Princess of Wales, speech at Future Workforce Summit, 18 November
What it will do is to increase tensions in local communities and will make this country less welcome than we have traditionally been to . . . people who come here fleeing for safety. What we need is a bit of compassion in our politics
Lord Dubs, speaking about the Government’s asylum proposals, Today, Radio 4, 18 November
Today, faith is under attack in way too many places in Nigeria. Christians are being targeted, driven from their homes, and killed. Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart, and entire communities live in fear constantly simply because of how they pray
Nicki Minaj, rapper and singer, speech at the United Nations, 18 November
That the Church of England offers (somewhat ambiguous) blessings to same-sex couples who are regular worshippers but will probably decline to offer such blessings to same-sex couples who are outside the church’s Sunday life surely means that our established church has turned its back on the society whose joys and sorrows it is called to mark
John Davies, former Dean of Wells, letter in The Times, 19 November
Boredom is an inability to find anything interesting in what is placed in front of you — which is why we whip out our phones at every opportunity. So, the response to boredom is to recover the ability to find wonder in ordinary things
Graham Tomlin, former Bishop of Kensington, The Times, 15 November
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