The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports

The police have finally admitted it was totally illegal to arrest me for simply asking who elected King Charles — my ordeal has opened my eyes to the plight of free speech and the right to protest in Britain, writes SYMON HILL

Behind headlines of bishops’ resignations and brutal abuse lies the deeper story of class privilege and power, as religious institutions face a stark choice between serving the elite or standing with the oppressed, writes SYMON HILL

Far right claims to be ‘standing up for Christian Britain’ are false and aimed at stoking up hate – but Christians must step forward and loudly speak out against them, says SYMON HILL

It may be risible to see 59-year-old Boris Johnson offer to sign up to do battle with Russia, but this is all part of a carefully constructed rise in the acceptability of warmongering that we must expose and reject, writes SYMON HILL

It looks like the Tories are once again gearing up to scapegoat some of the weakest in our society under the guise of 'getting people back to work' instead of solving any underlying issues, writes SYMON HILL

On May 1 the Peace Pledge Union carried out a series of actions nationwide against what is largely regarded as a war that 'almost all' British people supported — not true, writes SYMON HILL, revealing a hidden history of resistance

SYMON HILL, of the Peace Pledge Union, warns of growing alarm over military visits to schools, which encourage and normalise war and support for it among young people

While Putin hands out 15-year sentences and Zelensky hands out AK47s to civilians banned from leaving, thousands are protesting or resisting the military non-violently. The world needs to see them, writes SYMON HILL

From Turkey and Israel where conscription drafts the inoccent into brutal occupations, to the US and Britain where recruits later realise the true nature of imperialism, to those who refuse to work for the arms industry, we need to celebrate our war resisters, writes SYMON HILL

With the Prime Minister planning to lift the cap on the number of nuclear warheads by 44%, it’s clear that increasing militarism cannot be regarded as a side issue, says SYMON HILL

Today we are encouraged to celebrate Armed Forces Day. But far from celebrating these institutions, we should be speaking out against them — SYMON HILL gives 10 good reasons why