Church of England data shows 8% of ordinands were BAME last year, up from 4% in 2016The proportion of people from a black and minority ethnic background training to become Church of England priests has doubled.Eight per cent of new ordinands – trainee priests – were from a BME background...

Three years after controversial speech in Brisbane, US author denounces cultural ‘control’, ‘obedience’ and ‘conformism’ Three years after vowing never to return to Australia, author Lionel Shriver says she stands by her controversial keynote speech at the Brisbane writers’ festival in 2016, calling identity politics “fascistic”.Sunday night marked the American...