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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17h

England's highly deprived areas are concentrated in the North and West Midlands.

Borne the brunt of state led deindustrialization to appease the City of London.

Govts focused on London & South East done little to repair damage done by austerity, poverty.

England's most deprived areas named - with Jaywick topping list

Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew Lane @andrewmlane.bsky.social · 19h

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Andrew Lane @andrewmlane.bsky.social · 1d

Autumn colours at the wonderful Laskett Gardens in #Herefordshire.

View through red leaves on a tree to a temple structure.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 1d

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward

The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.

metro.co.uk

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 1d

Fire in the sky this morning. Photo taken on Glastonbury Tor looking out over the Somerset levels.

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Neil Schofield-Hughes @neilschofield.bsky.social · 2d

A reminder to fellow NT members - the Restore Trust lot are at it again, trying to insert ideology into NT’s curation of our heritage.

Don’t forget to vote for historical accuracy over politicised nostalgic fantasy

National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 2d

*Calling all members*

Get your votes in for our Annual General Meeting before it’s too late: buff.ly/reNDWPy

Voting closes midnight on 31 Oct.

A photo of two people at sunset, almost in silhouette from the lack of daylight, stood in winter jackets and hats on top of a hill. The searing orange of a sunset can be seen glowing up from behind a hill top in the distance. Text overlay on the image reads: It's your final call! don't miss your opportunity to vote.

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Andrew Lane @andrewmlane.bsky.social · 1d

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis

National Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increases Hospices in England are cutting hundreds of beds and staff because of a funding crisis, despite a sharp rise in demand for palliative care, a damning report warns. People needing end of life care faced a postcode lottery because access to services was so patchy, the National Audit Office (NAO) reported. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 4d

"Workers rights bill and living wage rise will lead to a jobs bloodbath", says Daily Mail.

Apparently making workers insecure/poor is the way to economic growth

Silence on fat-cattery, food bank queues, 34% of universal credit claimants are in work

Light years away from Cadbury/Quaker capitalism.

Workers rights bill & living wage rise 'will lead to a jobs bloodbath

In its Employment Rights Bill, Labour has also proposed introducing nine-month legal 'probation' periods to address concerns, but the think-tank said this was a 'messy compromise'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Steve Chalke @stevechalke.bsky.social · 4d

Today the King will unveil a memorial to LGBT+ personal serving in the Armed Forces, as well as celebrating those who served when it was illegal for them to be gay. The Armed Forces have long moved on but, as a Church leader, I regret that too many parts of the Church have not.

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Andrew Lane @andrewmlane.bsky.social · 4d

This can’t be a coincidence! #nyt #onlyconnect

Screenshot of NYT Connections game. First row is highlighted and contains the words Only, Connect, Olive, Branch.

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Jeremy Pemberton @jeremyp.bsky.social · 5d

After David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury, writes about what the decisions of the House of Bishops over LLF means as a gay man, another dean, Mark Oakley of Southwark, adds his own voice of protest and hope. Standing ovation! Like & share, please. youtu.be/LLM_J8YH8Fk?...

The Dean's Sermon

YouTube video by Southwark Cathedral

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United Reformed Church @urc.org.uk · 4d

“…one of the most frustrating obstacles when striving to promote the gospel, and change lives, is the drag of tradition…” Graham Handscomb reflects in today’s Daily Devotion. https://mailchi.mp/urc/urc-daily-devotion-monday-27th-october-2025

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 7d

Little Holy Island retreat. Hiked for hours in the dunes. Prayed in the ruins. On the outcrops. By the sea.

Watched the sunset. Waited for the stars to open up. Saw the milky way. Saw a comet fall from the sky. Split into two. Burn up over the land. Red and white coals in the darkness.

A castle behind ruins and gravestones painted red by the sunset

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Andrew Lane @andrewmlane.bsky.social · 7d

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WATCH @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social · 20d

We are so encouraged by the huge response to our Transparency campaign.
Thank you to the thousands who have visited this page on our website:

www.womenandthechurch.org/transparency

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 9d

Our Lord did not become a man and die and rise again so this country could have a “coherent cultural identity” and I am also not at all convinced that God created human beings in all their diversity in order to sort themselves out into homogenous lumps.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 9d

Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 9d

In today's @theguardian.com country diary, @jensoilandpen.bsky.social goes in search of treasure in the chapel walls.

#naturewriting #countrydiary

Country diary: Mountain plants take root in a derelict chapel | Jennifer Jones

Allerton, Merseyside: This cemetery is the resting place for famous names, and home to plants that are far from their preferred cliffs and rocky slopes

www.theguardian.com

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Marie Curie UK @mariecurieuk.bsky.social · 10d

Here’s something nobody ever told you about hospices... 🤫

A lot of people think a hospice is a physical building – and you have to live near it to get support.

That isn’t necessarily true. 🧵

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 11d

National Trust members: If you haven’t voted: Waste no time and do so now (see links below) as we are nearly out of time.

And ask you family and friends to vote to. Make it easy …send them links.

Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · Sep 8

National Trust Members.

It’s time to vote to keep the Faragists out.

Best not to split the vote.

Use the QUICK VOTE” link both for people and for motions.

Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · Sep 8

Which reminds me, it's that time of year again for National Trust members to vote. The easiest way is to use the 'quick vote' to keep out the traditionalist 'Restore Trust' candidates. secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
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Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 12d

"But soft! What light through yonder window... BRAKES!"

Sky News @news.sky.com · 13d

Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver

A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.

news.sky.com

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Sam Powell @sampowell.bsky.social · 13d

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d

Blue plaque to be unveiled at home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator

Ceremony marks 80 years since release of the Rev W Awdry’s first book and coincides with railway bicentenary

www.theguardian.com

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 14d

We're pleased to share that, from spring 2026, we will take on the care and management of the museums, buildings and monuments that represent the birthplace of the industrial revolution within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire.

Red brick industrial buildings around a work yard in a leafy area. The trees behind the buildings are in autumn colour.

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