If you are #CofE, quite important to follow Star of Bethel 🌟.😇 Even if you're not a #CofEPeeps, you might enjoy it.

The sort of thing I might have included in a drawing about the assisted dying bill, had I done one.

Sometime, just sometimes, the algorithm does the hard work for you...

Channelling my inner Have I got News For You with the Modern Railways Missing Word Competition. I think it must be 'critical'. But it could be 'impossible'. Perhaps Roger Ford could advise..? (New readers, turn to page 32 😀)

A Conservative Party spokesman says Louise Haigh “failed to behave to the standards expected of an MP", as she hadn’t thrown a lockdown party, bullied a civil servant, given a PPE contract to her mate, gone on reality TV instead of doing her job or crashed the economy

Bishop Peter Hancock received a very warm welcome when he returned to Bath and Wells to preach at the Wells Cathedral Festal Eucharist. Wonderful to see both you and Jane Peter Hancock

Meanwhile, over in skyblue land, fiery US congress member AOC has appeared in a UK Railway thread! The algorith got all excited by the magic words "Class33". Roger Ford One for Blood and Custard Modern Railways ?

I rarely watch #BBCQT but this man deservedly got a huge round of applause. And what a loud boor Farage is.

The look on the lady's face next to this rancid racist says it all. Another Reform UK voter. #bbcqt

Oof! The episcopal solidarity dam is breaking. Read the statement.

What? @RevCGale - remaindered already? 😀 Seriously, hope it does well and will have to try to find a copy in deepest Somerset without using Sarumazon.

For everyone who's concerned/annoyed/prayerful about the post-Makin The Church of England ofE - a very significant reflection on scapegoating from Andrew Brown .bsky.social Very well worth your time to read. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/religion…

Please don't tell Kemi Badenoch about this... Ad in a 1917 local paper, Bromley

Not sure who the three guys in the Long Room are, but so glad to see the MCC have at last put up the portrait of Trump after his epic match-saving double century at Lord's.

This is very good. And very important. andrewbrown.substack.com/p/in-defence-o…

Here is a cracking thread for clergy thinking about, enjoying, or enduring, retirement. (may also apply to other people).

Though not engaged in public ministry atm, I'll be #ClergyMaltClub - in the place where skies are blue.

Your regular reminder that some things take longer than a year—two year resolutions are acceptable #HappyNewYear2025

Oh yes! Made me laugh.