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Peter Ormerod

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Peter Ormerod is a journalist with a particular interest in religion, culture and gender

July 2025

  • A sign for Samaritans in April 2025

    double quotation markI was a Samaritan – I love Samaritans. But for the sake of all who take those calls, it must change course

    Peter Ormerod
    Branches to close, volunteers in ‘regional hubs’, some working from home. It will be bad for them and for the desperate people seeking help, says journalist Peter Ormerod

November 2023

  • Conjuror performs trick

    double quotation markA deep sense of wonder, a firm grasp on reality: what magicians can teach us about mental health

    Peter Ormerod
    A study suggests professional deceivers may be less prone to mental disorders, says cultural journalist Peter Ormerod

April 2023

  • Allergy attack, boy blowing his nose suffering from pollen allergy outdoor in nature<br>Posed by model Hay fever attack in nature

    double quotation markHope at last for hay fever sufferers: Japan is waging war on pollen

    Peter Ormerod
    For too long, the plant world has laughed at our puffy faces and runny noses. Finally there’s a plan to stop them, says journalist Peter Ormerod

October 2020

  • St Paul Preaching at Athens by Raphael Sanzio. Urbino, Italy, 1515-16.<br>A6X9D5 St Paul Preaching at Athens by Raphael Sanzio. Urbino, Italy, 1515-16.

    double quotation markThink unconscious bias training is a fad? It's been going for at least 2,000 years

    Peter Ormerod
    MPs balking at ‘PC gone mad’ forget that Jesus instructed people to examine their consciences for unacknowledged sin, writes Peter Ormerod

August 2019

  • Richard Goulding as Boris Johnson, Benedict Cumberbatch as Dominic Cummings and Oliver Maltman as Michael Gove in the Channel 4 drama The Uncivil War.

    double quotation markJohnson wants us to feel outrage. Let’s take back control – starting with ourselves

    Peter Ormerod
  • Twitter logo projected on man

    double quotation markSocial media must not rob us of the right to change our minds

    Peter Ormerod

May 2019

  • Peter Ormerod … ‘When that phone rings, there is no telling what awaits.’

    The one change that worked
    How becoming a Samaritan helped me beat middle-aged angst

    Listening to people in need has enabled me to process my own emotions and appreciate the complexity of life

March 2019

  • Close up father and daughter paying with smart phone contactless payment at plant shop counter

    double quotation markGoing contactless is gloriously convenient – for all the wrong people

    Peter Ormerod
    The dash from cash doesn’t just contribute to social exclusion, it plays into the hands of unaccountable corporations, says journalist Peter Ormerod

November 2018

  • detail from michelangelo's sistine chapel

    double quotation markGod isn’t gender-fluid exactly, but Justin Welby does have a point

    Peter Ormerod
    The archbishop of Canterbury has said that God is neither male nor female, says journalist Peter Ormerod

July 2018

  • Labour MP Kate Hoey

    double quotation markLabour should cherish Kate Hoey as an independent thinker, not expel her

    Peter Ormerod
    Parties are broad churches, and the MP shouldn’t be punished for seeking common cause with those who have different views, says the journalist Peter Ormerod

June 2018

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Child sneezing due to hay fever

    double quotation markLet’s destroy hay fever and make summer great again

    Peter Ormerod
    A plant-free planet is a small price to pay for unliquidised sinuses, says the journalist Peter Ormerod

March 2018

  • Image from the BBC comedy series This Country.

    double quotation markSo Christianity is no longer the norm? Going underground will do it good

    Peter Ormerod
  • A Jewish cemetery

    double quotation markWhy I’d happily give up my place in the burials ‘cab rank’ queue

    Peter Ormerod

December 2017

  • songs of praise

    double quotation markMore religion on the BBC? Amen to that

    Peter Ormerod
  • Charles Atlas, American bodybuilder

    double quotation markJust what men need – a sex survey that kicks sand in our faces

    Peter Ormerod

November 2017

  • Greggs Advent calendar<br>Undated handout photo issued by Taylor Herring of an image used in the Greggs Advent calendar, the bakers have apologised for placing a sausage roll in the Nativity scene. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday November 15, 2017. The chain faced a call for a boycott from the chief executive of the Freedom Association who claimed the product was "sick" and the Newcastle-based firm had insulted Christianity in a way it would "never dare" other religions. See PA story RELIGION Greggs. Photo credit should read: Taylor Herring/Greggs/PA Wire

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    double quotation markOnly a flaky Christian would get annoyed by Greggs’ sausage roll Jesus

    Peter Ormerod
  • Boys using digital tablet and mobile phones with puppies sleeping in laps.

    double quotation markThe housing crisis is robbing us of one of life’s joys: pets

    Peter Ormerod

August 2017

  • Heat wave brings hottest day in September since 1949<br>epaselect epa05537907 Sunbathers enjoy the warm weather at Green Park in London, Britain, 13 September 2016. Britain is experiencing unusually hot September weather with temperature in south-east England reaching over 32 degrees Celsius. Not since 1949 has the UK seen such temperatures in September. EPA/ANDY RAIN

    double quotation markSeptember-phobic? Don’t be. It’s Britain’s most glorious month

    Peter Ormerod
    Every year, the passing of summer is mourned prematurely. But September is just as nice as August – and far less hassle, writes Peter Ormerod

July 2017

  • Chris Evans asked about BBC gender pay gap:

    double quotation markHere’s how much I earned last year. Now for the rest of you

    Peter Ormerod
    The BBC pay revelations show why we should all embrace salary transparency, says the freelance journalist Peter Ormerod

June 2017

  • Mark Zuckerberg last week.

    double quotation markMark Zuckerberg, the Church of Facebook can never be. Here’s why

    Peter Ormerod
    A good church is so much more than just a social network. And, crucially, it tells us that we are not at the centre of the world
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