Category Archives: Politics

“The SNP’s Hate Crime Bill unites a diverse coalition of opponents from the Christian Institute to the National Secular Society.” This article appeared in the print edition of the Evening Telegraph: 10/08/2020 [Online] Available: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/ewan-gurr-snps-hate-crime-bill-has-united-coalition-of-opponents/  [Accessed: 2020, Aug 12]  I spent a pleasant Sunday afternoon in Perth with a friend in his seventies who hasContinue reading “Should the SNP Legislate Against Hate?”

“When the public feel their politicians are for sale, it makes it increasingly hard for them to trust their leaders.” This article appeared in the print edition of the Evening Telegraph: 03/08/2020 [Online] Available: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/author-sceptical-boris-will-allow-second-referendum/  [Accessed: 2020, Aug 05]  If you were asked to identify one thing which influenced your vote in the referendum onContinue reading “Is Our Democratic Process Under Threat?”

“Jim Fairlie has written about being a truly sovereign nation and become a magnet for a number of Eurosceptic nationalists.” This article appeared in the print edition of the Evening Telegraph: 29/06/2020 [Online] Available: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk./fp/eurosceptic-nationalists-winning-growing-support/  [Accessed: 2020, Jul 01]  Remember Brexit? That constitutional phenomenon which absorbed three years’ worth of political oxygen but has barelyContinue reading “The Rise of the Eurosceptic Nationalist”

“I came under some fire when I encouraged friends to pray for Boris Johnson as his health declined last week.” This article appeared in the print edition of the Evening Telegraph: 13/04/2020 [Online] Available: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/ewan-gurr-mrs-t-and-boris-are-similar-in-approach-to-leadership/  [Accessed: 2020, Apr 14]  I came under fire when I encouraged friends to pray for Boris Johnson as his healthContinue reading “Why I Am Praying for Boris”

“If ever there was a time in our history when the message of the resurrection had relevance, it is now.” This article appeared in the print edition of the Evening Telegraph: 06/04/2020 [Online] Available: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/ewan-gurr-what-will-resurrection-look-like-after-this-crisis/  [Accessed: 2020, Apr 07]  While Christmas is a crucial date in the Christian calendar, the resurrection story is the foundationalContinue reading “The Radical Relevance of the Resurrection”

“In less than one week, over 500,000 applications for Universal Credit have decimated the Government’s much lauded low unemployment figures.” This article appeared in the print edition of the Evening Telegraph: 30/03/2020 [Online] Available: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/ewan-gurr-britain-is-coming-under-attack-from-two-enemies/  [Accessed: 2020, Apr 01]  At present, our nation is not only under physical attack by a deadly unseen enemy butContinue reading “The Worst Is Yet to Come”

“Alongside the immediate pang at the loss of two gifted politicians, what both Campbell and Ross have done is heroic.” This article appeared in the print edition of the Evening Telegraph: 09/03/2020 [Online] Available: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/ewan-gurr-family-is-the-foundational-cornerstone-of-our-society/  [Accessed: 2020, Mar 10] Photo Credit: Holyrood Magazine If I was asked to identify the most important thread that weavesContinue reading “The Family is the Foundational Cornerstone”