Politics, principle and pragmatism

30 January 2025, The Tablet

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair with the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in 2006

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Newly released government papers show how, at the turn of the century, political leaders still considered faith communities to be potentially powerful allies

Newly released government papers show how, at the turn of the century, political leaders still considered faith communities to be potentially powerful allies / By ABIGAIL FRYMANN ROUCH

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