Author: Ed Moore
How to win (cathedral) friends and influence people
The Government is hailing the work done under a fund for the restoration of cathedrals. But NSS treasurer Ed Moore... Read More »
The biter bit: Church of England suffers from Chancel Repair Liability
The legal requirement to repair church chancels has surprisingly started to impact the Church Commissioners. Here's... Read More »
Church of England or Chancellor of the Exchequer: who’s setting the agenda?
NSS treasurer Ed Moore writes on the blurred lines between church and state when it comes to taxpayer funding for... Read More »
Did Christian charities really need twenty five years to complete a form?
A little known piece of legislation allows Christian charities to avoid complying with charity law. Who benefits,... Read More »
Church of England bishops are more elitist than David Cameron’s cabinet
A small, almost entirely Oxbridge-educated elite are given automatic seats in Parliament. How do we allow this to... Read More »
The surprising origin of Collective Worship in schools
Collective worship has its history in a murky compromise between politicians and the church dating back to the Second... Read More »
For richer or poorer – where is the Church of England?
Is the Church really as poor as it claims? Ed Moore, treasurer of the National Secular Society, considers the extent... Read More »