Bøker av Liam Thornton

Father Matthew is an ordinary Vicar in an ordinary Parish. He is a Freemason.Our Tale starts in 2019 with some wry humour, as to what Christmas can be like for a Cleric. Then COVID strikes the Nation.Father Matthew's routine, like that of everyone else, is turned upside down.Soon there is even an official Complaint made against him. A downward spiral starts.How was the working life of Clergy changed by COVID?How did society change in its' daily workings?What can stress do to you?Memories are seen as at some times guests, but at other times ghosts. The author hopes that, even given the serious themes, you might have the occasional chuckle.¿¿Liam Thornton is a retired Church of England Priest.

This book explores the tensions between seemingly universal socio-economic rights and the justification or legitimisation of differences in meeting these rights between citizens and those claiming asylum. The book provides an examination of the normative content of a number of core socio-economic rights for asylum seekers, in particular the right to food, water and shelter, right to health and the right to a decent standard of living. The book analyses the socio-economic rights of asylum seekers under internationalised legal mechanisms including the UN system of human rights protection, the European Union, and the Council of Europe.