Monthly Archives: July 2012

Sunday Trading after the Olympics

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The suspension of the Sunday Trading Act 1994 for eight weeks around the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has now kicked in. Sunday shopping hours are thus deregulated in England and Wales, permitting large stores to open for … Continue reading →

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Resonate Online Panel

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Christian Research’s new online panel, called Resonate, is now up and running and open for business, according to a letter which accompanies the latest mailing to Christian Research members. Based on two recent online surveys, ‘over 5,000 respondents agreed to … Continue reading →

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Archbishop of Canterbury

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Clive D. Field

There was some moderately cheering news this week for the members of the Crown Nominations Commission who are charged with coming up with a preferred name of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, in succession to Rowan Williams. According to a … Continue reading →

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Faith and Death

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Although one-half of all Britons claimed not to belong to any religion in the latest (2010) British Social Attitudes Survey, 85% of the dying subscribe to some faith, according to a Government survey of their relatives published on 3 July … Continue reading →

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Homophobia and Faith Schools

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Compared with five years ago, ‘[gay] pupils in faith schools are now no more likely to report bullying than those in non-faith schools, even though faith schools are still less likely than schools in general to take steps to prevent … Continue reading →

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Women Bishops

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Church of England’s General Synod may have passed an adjournment motion last Monday, to send the draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure back for further episcopal review, but a majority of the general public seem … Continue reading →

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Sundays, Aliens and the Olympics

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Sundays, aliens and the Olympics are just three of the topics covered in research reports which have reached the BRIN in-tray over the last couple of days. Needless to say, they are not necessarily causally interconnected! Here are some of … Continue reading →

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