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The Flying Cassowary - a blog


Jan 20, 20213 min read
Stuck on Brexit
The public sphere is full of talk of Brexit - hard, soft, chaotic, in-name-only. Yet, among the clamour, the voices of the Churches are...
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from Good Friday to Holy Saturday in 20 years
St Patrick may have been able to drive out the snakes from the island of Ireland, but reconciliation between the traditions on the...
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On this day ...
77 years ago this morning, the people of Coventry woke up to see the destruction of Operation Moonlight Sonata. In eleven hours, five...
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I wouldn't start from here ...
This is my second attempt to offer some reflections on the current state of play in Middle East. The title is a quote from an old joke...
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Is time running out?
One of the wonderful aspects of my job is the opportunity to meet some amazing people. Time after time, I get to spend time in the...
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Kwibuka
It is now over a year since I wrote the following words after two separate and profoundly challenging visits to Rwanda. My questions...
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