Stephen Daisley, Author at Catholic Herald

Stephen Daisley

March 22, 2018

The poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal was not the work of the Russian state; it was “a complete set-up”. Theresa May had “found this one issue that can boost her”. The attempted murder in a Salisbury restaurant was “a provocation intended to worsen relations even further between Russia and the West”. Whoever was responsible

Stephen Daisley: America’s unheeded prophet

November 09, 2017

Catholic, conservative, controversial – US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas seldom speaks but when he does, journalists’ notebooks flip open. Last week he gave a rare interview in the course of which he diagnosed the malaise afflicting America. He asked: “What binds us? What do we all have in common any more? I think we

What Pope Francis taught Jeremy Corbyn

July 07, 2017

While the Pope's hug is part of a practical priesthood, Corbyn's is more sentimental

Francis and the power of the hug

June 29, 2017

It is not an artful photograph but the image is all the more potent for its simplicity. In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, Jeremy Corbyn visited the survivors and was pictured hugging a man in a red baseball cap. Corbyn clasps the man tight, eyes closed; there is a sincerity there, a concern

Stephen Daisley: The moral agony of the lifelong Labour voter

May 04, 2017

It’s the dilemma facing millions of moderate Labour voters: can they in good conscience support their party this time around without endorsing Jeremy Corbyn? This is no mere academic puzzler. Many are horrified at the transformation of their party from Europe’s most successful social democratic movement into a glorified protest group, and one with more

Scotland’s messianic age

March 23, 2017

For some lapsed Catholics, nationalism fills a void where spirituality once dwelt

Stephen Daisley: Scotland’s messianic age

March 23, 2017

An old joke sees a Jewish man accosted by some burly types on one of Glasgow’s rougher streets. “You a Catholic or a Protestant?” demands Thug A. The man, panic in his voice, insists: “I’m a Jew!” Thug A takes a step back. There is a pause but the tension remains, until Thug B pipes

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