Her portrayal of asylum seekers doesn't just respond to the racist narratives of the Far Right: by othering asylum seekers as unworthy winners of riches, in implicit contrast to struggling families, Shabana Mahmood actively promotes and feeds those Far Right lies.

The fact that abuse of people who are not deemed sufficiently “vulnerable” according to several categories is deemed not a safeguarding matter is simply insane. Everyone deserves to be protected from abuse, not just those who fall into certain categories. #CofEpeeps #safeguarding

"Everything Changes and moves in the split second between summer’s Sprawling past and winter’s hard revision... the season begins moving Around us even as its colorful weather moves us" 🍂🍁🍄 (From 'Fall' by Edward Hirsch) 📍 Westonbirt Arboretum

I am deeply ashamed to be British at times like this. And feel so foolish at the optimism I initially felt when Labour won the last election.

A welcome sunny morning today. Making the most of this view on my way into work while I still can... office move imminent. 😢 #GloucesterCathedral #CofE @gloucestercathedral.org.uk @glosdioc.bsky.social

It would be absolutely lovely to completely fill up the slots at this roast dinner fundraiser for the soup kitchen and food bank at my church. We serve anyone, no need for referral or means-testing. Instructions in my reply to the quoted post.

The next lead bishop for #safeguarding in the #ChurchofEngland is to be the Bishop of Tewkesbury, in the diocese of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Robert Springett #safeguardingbishop #churchnews #churchtimes

From bright reds and golds to ochre and orange, take a moment to enjoy nature's glorious autumn palette. 📷: Lea

Displaced families should not face winter alone. UNHCR teams are on the ground—but resources are running low. We must act now, before the cold sets in. Give warmth. Save lives. ➡️ unh.cr/9vL4J1

In Syria and Jordan, funding cuts mean 750,000 people may go without warm clothes, mattresses or shelter repairs. In Afghanistan, many returnees have nothing—some have never even lived there before. In Ukraine, temperatures may reach -20°C while attacks damage heating systems.

Last week, in the hush of the Romanesque crypt at St Mary’s, Lastingham, I 📸 a 10th-century cross-shaft — Viking interlace entwined with Saxon geometry — a visual and decorative bridge between cultures and continuity.

Join us at @gloucestercathedral.org.uk on Sunday 23 November at 3pm, where we will say thank you and farewell to Archdeacon Hilary. We'll be so sorry to see Hilary leave ~ what a legend she is! Read her message here 👉 gloucester.anglican.org/2025/message...

Sparklers and homemade toffee apple muffins for tonight's church small group social 🎆

Shout-out to @waterstones.bsky.social and Royal Mail for getting this beauty to me two days prior to publication! Congratulations, @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social - looking forward to diving in. 🥰💙🌟 #Legenda

Top Ten Best Cat Breeds 1. Dumpster Blessing 2. Freelance Tenderloaf 3. Gutter Angel 4. Just Showed Up One Day 5. Royal Trash Goblin 6. Crime Child 7. Snack Master General 8. Le Slinkus 9. Crusty Sea Captain 10. Classic Potato

Oh #TewkesburyAbbey, you gorgeous show-off, you... 🎆

A pair of Bovine Bolete (Suillus bovinus) in a stand of Pine & Beech 🌲🌳🍂 #Fungi #Mushrooms

This is completely true.

Amen to this (though the Prayers of Love and Faith still feel like scraps/the bare minimum of inclusivity). Please consider also signing/sharing, if you feel able. 💕🌈 @inclusivechurch.bsky.social #InclusiveChurch #FaithfullyLGBT #CofE

A ceasefire that kills 104 people overnight isn’t really a ceasefire – it’s more proof of our government’s disdain for life across this land. No more families should have to grieve their loved ones, and suffer trauma after trauma. We all deserve a future without endless bloodshed and violence. (2/2)

This is Sarah and Fadi Shakshak. They were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza two nights ago, during the ceasefire. That night alone, more than 100 Palestinians were killed, among them 46 children and 20 women. (1/2)

#ThrowbackThursday to the most spectacular of mountain hikes: Cader Idris, climbed via the Minffordd Path in June 2023 ⛰️ #Eryri

Exciting!! You can now preorder Legenda as an audiobook!! Enthusiastically read by me!! Link in bio. Available on @audible_uk and @spotifyuk

John Newton's 'Amazing Grace' sung by the Blind Boys of Alabama to the tune of 'House of the Rising Sun'. Sublime. Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBiY... Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/4eZ03o...

Today’s walk was the happy spaniel in the rain and in the stream kind 🥰

UK peeps: any recommendations of good heated blanket/throw brands?

You are perfect 😘

Goodnight, folks. 🥱

Looking up within St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol #medieval #churches #architecture #heritage

The end of British Summer Time. When time says, "let's go from the top of the last page again, shall we?"

We all love a little discount… so if you’re thinking of preordering Legenda, @bookshop_org_UK have a secret code to unlock 10% off!! You have to order before the end of October and put LOVEBOOKSHOPS in as the code. But keep it under your hats 😉 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lege...

Christ of the Trades and St Christopher wall paintings at St Breaca's church, Breage, Cornwall

Amen to this (though the Prayers of Love and Faith still feel like scraps/the bare minimum of inclusivity). Please consider also signing/sharing, if you feel able. 💕🌈 @inclusivechurch.bsky.social #InclusiveChurch #FaithfullyLGBT #CofE

Introvert self-care: autumnal edition 🦔🐌🍂🌰 (I was very excited to discover that the farmshop at Gloucester Services sells vegetarian-friendly bonfire s'mores brownies. 🎆)

A reminder there could always be a hidden Saxon church inside your house

Oh good, I have officially reached 'excited about my new shower curtain' years old.

When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.

England’s North/South Divide Based Only On Population Surprised? More on the data: brilliantmaps.com/englands-...

An interesting pattern here essentially following six points around a circle (like a daisy-wheel) but overlapping along an entire block. Discovered by the vergers over the weekend at about 7/8ft up the column, near the entrance at Tewkesbury. www.apotropaios.co.uk

"Whatever kind or well-intentioned words may be said, what is felt and known and experienced as the lived reality is a deeply damaging theology of power, which tramples over the lives and loves and the very humanity of LGBTQ+ folks." Excellent piece by @ruthh.bsky.social

#ToPray✝️ My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. (Pope Francis)

What a lovely evening at Cheltenham Lit Fest, hearing #CharlieMackesy discussing art, kindness, seeing the beauty & complexity in everyone, & - of course- the importance of cake. (I made it 15 mins in before bawling my eyes out.) Thanks Charlie for sticking around to sign for 3 hours afterwards! 💓🍰

Hawthorn + spindle berries in hedge #Devon #WildflowerHour

Sharing a couple more confirmation photos, since today marks six months since I was confirmed during this year's Easter Vigil at @gloucestercathedral.org.uk. I'm particularly grateful for the light and joy that service brought, as 2025 has turned out to be quite a challenging year for me. 🕯 #CofE

Almost 150 years on, the Revd Edward Cragg Haynes, a Barbados-born man, is commemorated by his former parish. Holly-Anna Petersen reports #BlackHistoryMonth

A lovely day yesterday seeing some of my favourite waxcaps 🥰 It was wonderful to see them again even though some weren’t looking quite their best because of the recent dry weather. Also saw Earthy, Snowy, Slimy, Blackening, Golden & Pale. 17 waxcaps in a day is not bad!! #FungiFriday #MushroomMonday

Eryri, I miss you. 💔⛰️ #Eryri

Halloumi and vegetable stew in progress 😋

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Really pleased to see this #PalestineAction