Nigel Desborough, an Anglican pastor, works daily to create a more inclusive atmosphere for homosexuals. Nevertheless, he states that the Bible must continue to govern Christian morality; therefore he is roundly opposed to gay marriage.     Noelia Ceballos Terrén   Nigel Desborough left his job as an economist to […]

Disabled women are twice as likely to be sexually assaulted as non-disabled women, but half as likely to have their perpetrators charged, Now Then has discovered.   Philippa Willitts*   Content note: discussion of rape and sexual assault. A woman who is raped in the UK faces very low chances […]

Participatory Budgeting (PB) has developed in other countries far beyond what English politicians are willing to discuss. Portuguese activists have produced valuable compendia in English of how to do effective PB, without reproducing existing inequalities. Some local councils in England have realised that they can act without waiting for the […]