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I think a lot of people who have previously voted Labour want different policies and behaviours from the Labour Party more than wanting it to have a different leader.

Tonight's evensong is going to be glorious - strings and Purcell and everything.

Here at St George's Cross we are in the middle of the annual Feast day revels and the festooning of the dragon is almost complete. The parade route this year takes in all the local schools and will be led by a hundred primary school children with kazoos. The sun is shining and the bunting is up.

You might think that there was someone at the BBC who could tell that this, though important, is not a 5th Century Church. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Presumably there will be big demonstrations on the streets of America this weekend, led by the leader of the opposition...

Hi, on this #TDOV, I’m Rachel … the first out trans priest in a senior role in the Church of England. I am also a writer, award-winning poet and theologian, and a broadcaster. Being trans is great, ordinary, and frankly not the most interesting thing about me. I love being me! #TransDayOfVisibility

If you wish to pray for peace and for the peoples of the Middle East there are resources here: www.scotland.anglican.org/day-of-praye... I'm using some of this prayers as this day turns to night.

Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility. Trans folk are part of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. Although like most institutions we have much to learn, I hope St Mary's can continue to be a place of welcome. Also visible to me is the relentless oppression of trans people in the media and daily life.

This being Transgender Day of Visibility, I would like to note for the benefit of those Anglicans who unaccountably not encountered his work, @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social is a fine poet and many of his poems are good Holy Week reading.

Here's @pinknews.bsky.social completely misunderstanding the church. The new Archbishop supported the LLF process which sought to bring about faux blessings to prevent equal marriage. There isn't a shred of evidence she is in favour of equality.

You can still beat today's deadline for sending your support for the inclusion of *Bathing in Victorian Turkish Baths* in Unesco's Inventories of Living Heritage in the UK livingheritage.unesco.org.uk. Simple: 4 tick-boxes + space for support statement at livingheritage.unesco.org.uk/contact-subm...

Someone asked me to share the notice that we put in our service sheets relating to antisemitism. I've put it on my blog here: thurible.net/2026/03/25/t...

Here's my sermon about dating apps and how we choose lovers and leaders. thurible.net/2026/03/21/g...

Tried to bless the otters for St Cuthbert's Day but ended up blessing the swans as they were building a nest. (It begins again). Saw a dipper as well as the usual suspects. Heard wren, blackbird, song thrush and lovely goldfishes.

What nonsense. Those opposed to Trumpism still have no leader and no policy other than not being him. (A policy that didn't seem to win elections).

This, along with my belief that until we live in a society where disabled people are truly valued and given a voice we will never be safe, is also my primary reason for opposing a change in the law on assisted dying.

I’m very much opposed to this legislation because of the “detail” and consequences not because of my faith! In my experience increasingly many who previously supported it have changed their mind and @thurible.net articulates why really well here!

Assisted Dying - why I changed my mind. thurible.net/2026/03/15/a...

Never mind Friday the 13th, it seems to be November the 133th here in Glasgow...

It seems to me that Labour can't win the Gorton and Denton by-election regardless of the result. The Greens can't lose the election regardless of the result. And Reform have already won it regardless of the result. Politics is odd these days.

Good to be back after a very, very long time.

I can marry same-sex couples in Scotland – so why not in England? | The Very Revd Kelvin Holdsworth @thurible.net www.independent.co.uk/voices/gay-c...

A letter to Martin Rhodes, my MP, regarding the recently-announced budget cuts to astronomy and other curiosity-driven science in the UK. (Full text in on my blog, apologies that I couldn't fit it all in alt text: daniel-williams.co.uk/2026/02/10/l...)

I think that if I'd been Comrade Starmer and knew that the others on the Politburo were going to block Comrade Burnham then I'd have been inclined to vote yes and make it known I'd done so enthusiastically. But then I'm not always convinced that Comrade Starmer is that good at politics.

Another of the poems engraved into one of the flagstones of the viewing point at the end of Hill Street in the Garnethill area of Glasgow, along with part of the view you get from it of the spire of Saint Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. #glasgow #garnethill #streetart #poetry #streetpoetry #cityscape

There is only one river. River Kelvin - Wikipedia share.google/961ai4qaG3en...

New to Bluesky? Have your own domain? You can set your domain name as your @ handle... and verify yourself. Makes public accounts a little more trustworthy and links your website to your social media: #verification #verify bsky.social/about/blog/4...

Here's some predictions for 2026 thurible.net/2026/01/01/p...

Here's how I did with last year' Predictions. thurible.net/2025/12/31/h...

"So it is ethical to preach a sermon that is generated from an AI engine that has been trained on one’s own voice?" thurible.net/2025/12/12/a...

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

Noticeable that most news outlets are reporting the Peggie/Fife tribunal decision as a victory for Peggie, while Sex Matters have put out a statement attacking the decision; the tenor of coverage might well change between today and tomorrow’s press.

Mini thread on the ET decision in Peggie Top line: It says exactly what we have been saying for months. The decision of the Supreme Court was not to turn the Equality Act 2010 into a nationwide bathroom ban - regardless of how anti-trans organisations have sought to misrepresent the law. 🧵👇

Gosh, that's not the big win the anti-trans movement were hoping for from the Nurse Peggie case at all.

When I rule the world, Advent will be a week longer and Lent will be a week shorter.

There's an Advent Carol Service at 6 pm tonight in the Memorial Chapel of the @glasgow.ac.uk . And it is going to be fabulous! ugac.online

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The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.

Looking forward to tomorrow's worship. It is an unusual special Sunday in that it isn't an unusual special Sunday.

I think the COP talks (and the absence of the USA at them) should be leading the news this week. They are that important.

Oh, lucky, lucky wordpress developers. More ways to style a website with theme.json. What a time to be alive.

A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?

Remembering Janey with much love on the anniversary of her death. One of the most extraordinary and funny people I've ever met. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNof...

The Affinity/Canva thing today is a huge shake up for design tools and looks to be aimed directly at Adobe. Don't forget that nonprofits (including churches and dioceses in the UK) have free access to Canva.

I'm still not convinced that very many same-sex couples ever wanted to be PLFed in the Church of England anyway.

Whilst it is always good to have tutorials, the reasons this post is needed relate to the deep, deep flaws in how to achieve very basic things in WordPress

If you don't want Prime Minister Farage to be able to have greater control over whether you or your less privileged neighbour can work, get benefits or access healthcare then you don't want a mandatory ID scheme.

On being stewards of creation. "Who stewarded the dinosaurs? Who stewards Alpha Centauri?" thurible.net/2025/09/19/w...