David Warnes
@davidjwarnes.bsky.social
Retired priest (Scottish Episcopal Church) & former History teacher. Author (Russia:a modern history, UTP 1984 & Chronicle of the Russian Tsars, Thames & Hudson 1999). Carer.
Breaking news. Rachel Reeves has a sense of humour: “And finally, Madam Deputy Speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable Member for Clacton."
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Breaking news. Rachel Reeves has a sense of humour: “And finally, Madam Deputy Speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable Member for Clacton."
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November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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“The Motability scheme was set up to protect the most vulnerable. Not to subsidise the lease on a Mercedes Benz,” Reeves says.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“The Motability scheme was set up to protect the most vulnerable. Not to subsidise the lease on a Mercedes Benz,” Reeves says.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
There’s much misunderstanding on social media about Motability. It doesn’t only provide adapted cars. It also leases power wheelchairs. Those who lease them pay from their Adult Disability Payment (PIP south of the Border). Please ignore those who claim it’s all about disabled people getting BMWs.
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
There’s much misunderstanding on social media about Motability. It doesn’t only provide adapted cars. It also leases power wheelchairs. Those who lease them pay from their Adult Disability Payment (PIP south of the Border). Please ignore those who claim it’s all about disabled people getting BMWs.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Someone needs to explain to Trump that there’s no such thing as a Nobel Prize for Appeasement.
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Someone needs to explain to Trump that there’s no such thing as a Nobel Prize for Appeasement.
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At a time when the BBC is under fire I would gently point out that the work of exceptional journalists on Inside Out in the NEast ( along with colleagues on the Guardian) that led to hundreds coming forwards and finding the courage to speak.
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Medomsley Detention Centre officer was 'prolific sex offender'
An inquiry catalogues missed opportunities to stop abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
At a time when the BBC is under fire I would gently point out that the work of exceptional journalists on Inside Out in the NEast ( along with colleagues on the Guardian) that led to hundreds coming forwards and finding the courage to speak.
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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November 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Why can Jesuits always get a table at any restaurant?
Because they always have a secret mental reservation
Because they always have a secret mental reservation
October 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Why can Jesuits always get a table at any restaurant?
Because they always have a secret mental reservation
Because they always have a secret mental reservation
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You can rely on the Church Times to phrase this accurately!
The King has become the first Supreme Governor of the Church of England to pray in public with a pope 🙏
#popeleo #theking #thepope #sistenechapel
#popeleo #theking #thepope #sistenechapel
King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV pray together publicly in the Sistine Chapel
King and Queen attend midday ecumenical service of prayer with the Pope, cardinals, and other church leaders
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
You can rely on the Church Times to phrase this accurately!
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"Crikey, that's tacky" - Liberace.
October 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
"Crikey, that's tacky" - Liberace.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social The King is NOT the “Head of the Church of England”. That position is held by Jesus Christ. The King is the Supreme Governor, a significant but far less exalted position.
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social The King is NOT the “Head of the Church of England”. That position is held by Jesus Christ. The King is the Supreme Governor, a significant but far less exalted position.
Murrayfield Stadium seems to be turning into a pop music venue that occasionally hosts Rugby matches.
October 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Murrayfield Stadium seems to be turning into a pop music venue that occasionally hosts Rugby matches.
This satirical verse about Caroline of Brunswick might be applied to a contemporary royal: "Most Gracious Queen, we thee implore
To go away and sin no more
Or if that effort be too great
To go away at any rate".
To go away and sin no more
Or if that effort be too great
To go away at any rate".
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This satirical verse about Caroline of Brunswick might be applied to a contemporary royal: "Most Gracious Queen, we thee implore
To go away and sin no more
Or if that effort be too great
To go away at any rate".
To go away and sin no more
Or if that effort be too great
To go away at any rate".
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Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.
October 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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My godmother knew Margaret Thatcher quite well when they were undergraduate contemporaries at Oxford. She once told me that most discussions ended with Thatcher saying “My father says…” (referring to Alderman Alf Roberts, not the Almighty). #Thatchercentenary
October 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My godmother knew Margaret Thatcher quite well when they were undergraduate contemporaries at Oxford. She once told me that most discussions ended with Thatcher saying “My father says…” (referring to Alderman Alf Roberts, not the Almighty). #Thatchercentenary
An excellent read for those who know or think they know the Netherlands.
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
An excellent read for those who know or think they know the Netherlands.
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The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.*
*Unless you disagree with someone politically or theologically. Then let ‘em have it.
—the Bible according to Christian nationalism
*Unless you disagree with someone politically or theologically. Then let ‘em have it.
—the Bible according to Christian nationalism
October 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.*
*Unless you disagree with someone politically or theologically. Then let ‘em have it.
—the Bible according to Christian nationalism
*Unless you disagree with someone politically or theologically. Then let ‘em have it.
—the Bible according to Christian nationalism
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The appointment of Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to be given the role in the history of the Church of England, has been warmly welcome by Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The appointment of Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to be given the role in the history of the Church of England, has been warmly welcome by Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Will the impending senior Tory defections to Reform knock the new ABC off the front pages?
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Will the impending senior Tory defections to Reform knock the new ABC off the front pages?
Greatly enjoying this - a portrait of the Netherlands built up over a series of walks. Sharply observant & fascinating in its detail.
October 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Greatly enjoying this - a portrait of the Netherlands built up over a series of walks. Sharply observant & fascinating in its detail.