"Whenever people listen to each other humbly and openly, their shared values and aspirations become all the more apparent. Diversity is no longer seen as a threat but as a source of enrichment." #PopeFrancis #BeHumble

Trump's "Christian" government is being sued by lots of religious groups!

How did a far-right politician who admires the Pinochet dictatorship get elected president of Chile? It was partly because the country's center-left "turned its back on the troubles of the people," says Chilean American author Ariel Dorfman.

Labour Together are a wrecker outfit more damaging to Labour than militant was and their legacy, left unchecked, will be the wholesale destruction of Labour as an electoral force for years

“How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political power to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics in the twentieth century.” ANEURIN BEVAN

“A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world.” TONY BENN

A democratic socialism that moves beyond past mistakes,that attracts those whose vote floats as well as core voters-to develop contemporary policies that redistributes wealth and address the ecological crisis and to build the alliance that can achieve this! that is the challenge to the left today!

“The new general secretary of Unison has declared the trade union will end its support for the “destructive right wing of the Labour party” and said any leadership election in 2026 should not swap Keir Starmer for Wes Streeting.” Important moment I hope they hold this line on this!

The strange parallelism of Russian and American state-sponsored Christian heretics

‘It’s a timebomb’: Ghana grapples with mass exodus of nurses as thousands head to the west

The horrendous anti Semitic attacks upon the Jewish community are a warning that this disgusting racism has not gone away and remains across the globe. Solidarity that is visible and consistent with our Jewish sisters and brothers is needed now more than ever!

Two weeks out of the hospital I fear watching this cup final with Celtic could put me back in! MON THE HOOPS 🍀

“All true theology is about transformation ,about changing human beings and changing the world,in and through an encounter with the true God” KEN LEECH

"The wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.” Leo Tolstoy

Here's some questions about AI and preaching that were prompted by my mother-in-law. thurible.net/2025/12/12/a...

#OtD 12 Dec 1866 the worst mining disaster in English history occurred when the Oaks Colliery exploded killing 361 miners and rescuers aged between 10 and 67. The inquest concluded the deaths were caused by management negligence stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8377...

Talmud, Brachot 17a: “The highest form of wisdom is kindness.”

'Our Secrets Are The Same' is Jim & Charlie's story. It's very much their book but I'm proud to be associated with it, and grateful to see how warmly it has been received. Thanks to anyone who has bought, borrowed, gifted or read a copy thus far - and for those who haven't, you can always ask Santa.

The two great lies of the current economic system and its stakeholders are more alive now than ever 1) That choices are distributed equally in this world and 2) if you are poor it’s because of the waste and laziness of people poorer than you. They are the monstrous mantras of oppressors everywhere!

“the current US government believes that its national security is best served by the destruction of liberal democracy in Europe” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bonhoeffer’s public witness against christofascism in Germany will be an important reference and inspiration for Christians across the globe as once again we see the faith debased by toxic heretical Christian nationalisms from inside and outside our Churches!

Listening to Floyd’s “comfortably numb”-the live version with David Gilmour at Pompei! Recovering from surgery and not mobile at the moment. Music and memories that go with it when all we have is time on our hands. Taps into what it means to struggle to be human in all our stories.

"...the merits of a socialist policy agenda... should be assessed based on whether it can undermine the power of capital and strengthen that of labour." 👆

Posted out a bunch of signed/dedicated books this morning. Still plenty of time before Christmas for anyone interested.

Since 1978, the world has observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People every November 29th.

Another world is possible. Together, we will never stop fighting for a future where Palestinians can live their lives with dignity and justice.

"We know that a real and lasting peace is the consequence of an economy that does not kill, that does not produce death, that cultivates justice, that never yields to technocratic models or to the culture of profit at any cost." #PopeFrancis #Hope

“Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured.” Hebrews 13:3

The lack of adult faith formation and thus biblical literacy will be problematic as this heretical hijacking of Christian beliefs and scripture by the far right continues to develop!Christofascism (and let’s call it what it is!) Is an abomination that threatens both democracy and the Church.

"Don't yield to those who will have you believe that it makes sense to live a life against others or without others, against peoples or without them. Those who claim this pretend to be strong, but they are weak. They may seem wise, but they are mad." #PopeFrancis #Hope

#OtD 23 Nov 1909 over 20,000 mostly female Jewish garment workers in NYC walked out on a general strike: the biggest stoppage of women workers in America to date. Facing severe repression, they held out for 11 weeks and won big concessions stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9594...

A stunning night where the Northern Lights crown the silent winter peaks. 🌌💚

UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year

Heidi Alexander on the govts position: "Our fundamental view on this is the future of Ukraine has to be determined by Ukrainians themselves" They never say 'the future of Palestine has to be determined by Palestinians themselves', do they?

Can't wait til they find out that Jesus was a brown refugee ...

Resistance by Steve McQueen is an impressive and extensive exhibition exploring a century of British popular protest from suffragettes and hunger marchers to the demonstrations against the Iraq War. It’s on at the National Gallery’s Modern Two in Edinburgh til after Christmas!

With Far Right growth in Europe and MAGA madness in the United States an American Pope who lived for years in South America and who is committed to the economically and politically marginalised may become the crucial voice in Christianity’s opposition to its message being abused by crypto fascists!

Watching Newcastle v city! Harvey Barnes can still play for Scotland right????????

For anyone who didn't fund the imminent (and amazing) Dick Gaughan box via Kickstarter, the good news is that 600 copies are available for general sale via Last Night From Glasgow. Out early '26, it can be preordered now. Once they're gone, they're gone. shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/dic...

#OtD 21 Nov 1920 British colonial police in Ireland raided Croke Park stadium during a Gaelic football match and began shooting indiscriminately into the crowd of thousands of people, killing 14, including one player stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9419...

Very pleased to see Our Secrets Are The Same chosen as a @resident-music.com Book of the Year

Report finds a third of Catholic priests ordained from 1992 to 2024 were former Anglican clergy. Prof Stephen Bullivant said there was “unequivocally a surge” in conversions following a vote in 1992 to allow women to become CofE vicars.

The current,seemingly widespread,lack of understanding of the distinction between cynicism and scepticism is a toxic contribution to the failure of a left and wider progressives collaboration to counter the far right.We cannot mirror the evil we abhor,we need a common good, positive alternative!

The Christian tradition’s sacred scripture/theology identify self obsession manifesting in 3 ways -a thirst for possessions-a lust for power-and a drive for prestige-By letting those who have succumbed to narcissism control our legislatures/economies we sow the seeds of pain and suffering for all!

I watched Celtic beat Barcelona with my son and watched Scotland qualify for the World Cup by beating Denmark with him last night! So many of my memories of my own father are Celtic and football. Family, Faith, and Football are central and entwined in so many lives!🍀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿