Concerns about policy after the transfer of SPCK bookshops

Posted: 27 Dec 2006 @ 00:00

Sir, — Letters (8 December) have raised concerns about the future direction of SPCK bookshops; and Trevor Barnes and Alec Gilmore (Comment, 15 and 22 December) echo some of those concerns, especially in relation to the availability of the Qur’an in the shops.

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