Six eventful years.

The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar

This is as fine a Presidential Address to a Synod as I have ever heard or read. www.newcastle.anglican.org/news/bishop-...

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For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million

It’s so hard to see these people as serious. Which is a pity, because we need clear and smart voices on the left. I do so regret that that’s not what I’m hearing from this lot. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?

Well I’m 72 and I could sign this. If not now, when? @scmbritain.bsky.social

If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods. Christ (The) No Kings Sunday open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

Steve’s voice will be very greatly missed in the national Church as well as in the Diocese. I pray for him and his as this transition begins.

I’m very grateful to Anderson for speaking out so effectively. I’m sure he is not the only Bishop, and certainly not the only Christian, who will be repelled by the tone and the effect of the disastrous posturings of what I had thought was a Labour government. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Any #CofEpeeps following the sorry saga of #LLF should read this powerful response by Professor Mike Higton to the "misappropriation" of his work in the recent Faith and Order Commission paper on doctrine, intended to inform the House of Bishops decision-making. viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...

Someone should ask Starmer and Mahmood whether they think the Kindertransport, for example, should have been a return ticket. Whether Alf Dubs, rather than becoming a Labour MP and now Lord, ought to have been sent back with his family to Czechoslovakia once it was liberated from German rule.

I’ve signed it too. If you agree with this letter, please sign it.

‘Once upon a time you crossed the threshold into faith, and there you still are, but the air you breathe has changed.’ @paulbayes.bsky.social responds to unexpected changes in life and faith: dlted.substack.com/i/176925510/...

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They talk a good talk. But these people are not serious. news.sky.com/story/diplom...

Here comes Nietzsche, but much ritzsche. Tragic history repeated as farce.

This is absolutely the case. I honour those bishops and others who have spoken out for the values of the faith they hold. I hope that all Christians, lay and ordained, will make use of whatever platform they have to oppose the growth of hatred in our nation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Well, here you go, friends. Some reflections on truth-telling, grief and uncertainty in fragmented times. You can get it via Amazon, or you may well prefer to order from your friendly local bookshop or directly from the publisher (dartonlongmantodd.co.uk/.../2414-978...) Thanks!

I’m sorry to see that Nicholas Grimshaw has died. His architecture has enriched the world. It’s a privilege to live on the same street in Bath as this iconic piece. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

This bodes ill for intelligent conversation on the relationship between faith and citizenship. Kruger has become the primary exponent of so-called Christian nationalism in the UK. Conservative MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...

I support this campaign. www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

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Dreadful. No courage, no vision, no readiness or reasons to stand for human values and dignity and welcome. This pitiful spinelessness disgraces us all.

If ever I feel blue about the state of the world. If ever all of it makes me feel hopeless and forlorn. I do one simple thing. And that one thing is running "tesla sales" through any news search engine. And a glimmer of hope arises that the arc of justice may actually exist.

Yes indeed. Britain isn’t the US – but conservative Christian US money buys a lot here.

If Trump sells out Ukraine, Britain must lead a coalition of the willing to defend our continent without him.

This is an outstanding appointment, and one which gives real hope for the future. Hooray!

Recognition of the state of Palestine should not be used as a bargaining chip. It should have happened months ago. We also need far greater action to stop the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, including fully ceasing arms sales and implementing sanctions against the Israeli cabinet.

This is well said.

“He didn’t think of himself as a film-maker or a gardener or a painter or a political activist […] He wasn’t a queer artist. He was an artist. All of that was his art.” – Amanda Wilkinson #DerekJarman www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

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As usual with Feynman, these values speak far more widely than science. Imagine a theology that began from here.

Perhaps he needed to save money.

Certainly, this is true for me.

This gives you hope, and not only for Hungary. Courage calls to courage everywhere. www.bbc.com/news/article...

In an increasingly intolerant world, the witness of inclusive churches shines brightly. Prayers for all communities who speak out for God's welcoming love.

There are so many kind and generous people in the USA whom I count as my friends. My heart bleeds for them now, and even more for families such as this.

Unendurable.

A typically perceptive piece from Phil Groves. The more people seek church purity, the more schisms will ensue.

1. Know where you stand. 2. Stand there.

Wisdom on Shakespeare, by someone who seems to have actually read him.

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Get these now, friends. They’ll be banned soon.

Coming out in a few months. Start saving up 😃 (For more check out dlted.substack.com/p/imagine)

An outstanding scholar and thought leader. May he rest in peace and rise and glory. www.walterbrueggemann.com/2025/06/05/i...

At the newly rehung National Gallery, sitting with the finest depiction of innocence in Western art. “Christ mocked” by Hieronymus Bosch.

Rereading Theodore Zeldin's fine book "The French" (1983). Here's a cartoon that has not aged.

Another post with an application to theologians.