Andy Flannagan has an irrepressible energy. The Northern Irishman, who is now based in Luton, began his adult life as a medical doctor before quickly deciding that singing and song writing was a passion he had to explore.
His albums include Advertising the Invisible, Son, Drowning in the Shallow, with his music often addressing social injustice, global poverty, environmental concerns, and human suffering
His love of music lead him to writing about political issues and soon he was knee-deep in political activism heading up Christians on the Left for ten years and is now Executive Director of Christians in Politics making regular contributions to national debates on Premier Christian Radio.
He's a strident social activist who believes God's people need to take part in politics at every level, whether it's a parish council or supporting (or grilling) a member of parliament.
In this interview with Premier Christianity Magazine Editor Sam Hailes he talks about his involvement with politics and how he sees his armchair peers getting more and more radicalised plus his new links with the homeless social enterprise Green Pastures.
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