by Mark Williamson | May 27, 2015 | Blog, City of Westminster: Politics
The Queen’s Speech is one of those fascinating state events that tells so much about where power lies in our political system in the UK. So many aspects of its traditions and its regalia have so much historic resonance. The crown, the sword of state, the cap of...
by Mark Williamson | May 8, 2013 | Blog, City of Westminster: Politics
Parliament is now back in session, having been officially opened today by the Queen. The Queen’s Speech on such occasions sets out the government’s priorities for the next year, so it’s worth taking a moment to look them over, and pray for the things they want to...
by Mark Williamson | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog, City of London: Business, City of Westminster: Politics, Journalistic London: Media, Legal London: Law, London, West End London: Arts
I’m getting towards the busy season in my biography on William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was part of a group of friends that became known as the Clapham Sect, and that worked together to change the face of Britain, and the British Empire. Among their many achievements,...
by Mark Williamson | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog, City of London: Business, City of Westminster: Politics, London, West End London: Arts
At church recently we’ve started going through the classic Richard Foster book ‘Money Sex Power’. Foster is best known for his work ‘Celebration of Discipline’, covering how to grow in the practice of spiritual disciplines such as prayer, bible...
by Mark Williamson | Jan 21, 2013 | Blog, City of Westminster: Politics, London
There is something in London that seems to attract power like a magnet. London was first built as Londinium by the Romans in around 50 AD. It was the first place they could bridge the River Thames in the south east, to allow them access to the rest of the country....
