We’re halfway through the election campaign but matters of faith are still absent

In taking stock of the campaign thus far, the Evangelical Alliance’s Danny Webster says all parties need to work harder to engage Christian voters

I’ve been on holiday for two weeks, which given my job revolves around politics, was possibly not the best timing.

But after two weeks in France, enjoying the beach, eating ice-cream, corralling toddlers, I’m attempting to take stock as we approach the mid-point of this election campaign.

I will be going out of my way to try and be as neutral as possible in what follows. Not just because as a public representative of a charity (the Evangelical Alliance) I have a responsibility not to be seen to be promoting one party. But also because our own research shows that evangelicals are spread across the main parties, and the minor ones too, that their policy preferences and priorities vary. 

Here are three themes that I’ve noticed as I’ve reflected on the state of the election campaign so far: