Phil Groom
@philgroom.bsky.social
Boats, books, canals, chocolate, coffee, church and the South West Coast Path. Previously known as notbovvered on Twitter. Green, trying to be greener. Prostate cancer survivor: men, get yourselves checked, the risk is real!
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Just bagged a copy of @h3nrymartin.bsky.social’s #DogLeadsToGod at #HalfPrice in the #DLTBooks #Christmas #Sale! All books on both websites now 50% off with the promo code Xmas25: don’t miss out!
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#BookSky #Christian #LGBT #Spirituality ✝️
Sale ends 31 Dec
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#BookSky #Christian #LGBT #Spirituality ✝️
Sale ends 31 Dec
Even better: until 31 December it’s half-price in the #DLTBooks Christmas sale: just use the promo code Xmas25 at checkout!
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December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Even better: until 31 December it’s half-price in the #DLTBooks Christmas sale: just use the promo code Xmas25 at checkout!
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Open our eyes, Lord,
to see your world
and its people
as you them;
and to see ourselves
in that same light,
that we may respond
to each person we meet
as you would…
to see your world
and its people
as you them;
and to see ourselves
in that same light,
that we may respond
to each person we meet
as you would…
#MorningPrayer
Make us ready, Lord Jesus,
to respond to a world
that needs so much
to know you,
to know your mercy and justice,
to know your love and peace.
May the world that needs to see you,
see your Spirit and your love in us,
and may we see your image
in each person we meet.
Make us ready, Lord Jesus,
to respond to a world
that needs so much
to know you,
to know your mercy and justice,
to know your love and peace.
May the world that needs to see you,
see your Spirit and your love in us,
and may we see your image
in each person we meet.
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Open our eyes, Lord,
to see your world
and its people
as you them;
and to see ourselves
in that same light,
that we may respond
to each person we meet
as you would…
to see your world
and its people
as you them;
and to see ourselves
in that same light,
that we may respond
to each person we meet
as you would…
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#MorningPrayer
Fill us, Lord,
with watchfulness
and wakefulness,
openness and obedience,
to be awake
to your presence with us,
your coming to us day by day
in the gift of your Holy Spirit,
and to your coming again
to bring the fullness
of your kingdom.
Make us ready
to greet you.
Fill us, Lord,
with watchfulness
and wakefulness,
openness and obedience,
to be awake
to your presence with us,
your coming to us day by day
in the gift of your Holy Spirit,
and to your coming again
to bring the fullness
of your kingdom.
Make us ready
to greet you.
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#MorningPrayer
Fill us, Lord,
with watchfulness
and wakefulness,
openness and obedience,
to be awake
to your presence with us,
your coming to us day by day
in the gift of your Holy Spirit,
and to your coming again
to bring the fullness
of your kingdom.
Make us ready
to greet you.
Fill us, Lord,
with watchfulness
and wakefulness,
openness and obedience,
to be awake
to your presence with us,
your coming to us day by day
in the gift of your Holy Spirit,
and to your coming again
to bring the fullness
of your kingdom.
Make us ready
to greet you.
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Fantastic turn out today for @wiltshiregreens.bsky.social new members event. Such an incredible buzz and enthusiasm from all. Membership has more than doubled this year. Greens are on the rise in Wiltshire 💚
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fantastic turn out today for @wiltshiregreens.bsky.social new members event. Such an incredible buzz and enthusiasm from all. Membership has more than doubled this year. Greens are on the rise in Wiltshire 💚
Any #PeakyBlinders fans out there? Here’s your chance to win a bundle of stuff, courtesy of #Hive (hard to believe that Hive aren’t here yet, hopefully they’ll catch on soon)
#BookSky
www.hive.co.uk/competitions...
#BookSky
www.hive.co.uk/competitions...
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Any #PeakyBlinders fans out there? Here’s your chance to win a bundle of stuff, courtesy of #Hive (hard to believe that Hive aren’t here yet, hopefully they’ll catch on soon)
#BookSky
www.hive.co.uk/competitions...
#BookSky
www.hive.co.uk/competitions...
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On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Green Party reiterates our commitment to justice for the people of Palestine.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Green Party reiterates our commitment to justice for the people of Palestine.
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Moving towards our stretch target of £200,000!
A huge thank you to everyone who's donated - we're gonna challenge Labour and take the fight to Reform!
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
A huge thank you to everyone who's donated - we're gonna challenge Labour and take the fight to Reform!
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Green Party raises more in a day than they did in six months
Green Party supporters are here to do two things: fundraise for the local elections and suck humbug, and they're all out of humbug
www.thecanary.co
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Moving towards our stretch target of £200,000!
A huge thank you to everyone who's donated - we're gonna challenge Labour and take the fight to Reform!
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
A huge thank you to everyone who's donated - we're gonna challenge Labour and take the fight to Reform!
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
It’s worse than this: they’re giving the megawealthy a tax break… 😕
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It’s worse than this: they’re giving the megawealthy a tax break… 😕
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Great Key Note speech by @rachelmillward.bsky.social
for the South West Green Party Conference in Exeter.
I'm watching online and the energy is travelling up to us in Somerset no bother!
What a leadership team!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
@mothinali.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
for the South West Green Party Conference in Exeter.
I'm watching online and the energy is travelling up to us in Somerset no bother!
What a leadership team!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
@mothinali.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Great Key Note speech by @rachelmillward.bsky.social
for the South West Green Party Conference in Exeter.
I'm watching online and the energy is travelling up to us in Somerset no bother!
What a leadership team!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
@mothinali.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
for the South West Green Party Conference in Exeter.
I'm watching online and the energy is travelling up to us in Somerset no bother!
What a leadership team!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
@mothinali.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
How many #billionaires does it take to run a #foodbank?
Answer: none. These are ordinary people stepping into the gap left by billionaires hoarding everything for themselves. There’s no #CostOfLiving crisis — just a #CostOfGreed crisis…
Answer: none. These are ordinary people stepping into the gap left by billionaires hoarding everything for themselves. There’s no #CostOfLiving crisis — just a #CostOfGreed crisis…
Very glad to support @waveneyfoodbank.bsky.social at their Christmas collection at Tesco in Diss today. They rely on the generosity of our local community to help those in need. They are getting good support and need more donations ahead of Christmas and beyond.
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
How many #billionaires does it take to run a #foodbank?
Answer: none. These are ordinary people stepping into the gap left by billionaires hoarding everything for themselves. There’s no #CostOfLiving crisis — just a #CostOfGreed crisis…
Answer: none. These are ordinary people stepping into the gap left by billionaires hoarding everything for themselves. There’s no #CostOfLiving crisis — just a #CostOfGreed crisis…
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We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Raise £100,000 to turn our incredible momentum into election wins. Will you help us beat reform in May?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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#MorningPrayer
Give us the curiosity, Lord,
to ponder and reflect
on our part in your mission,
the bringing of
your life and love
to the people
and communities
we serve.
Let us seek not the comfort
of the cocoons we build
for ourselves,
but the call and challenge
of your kingdom.
Give us the curiosity, Lord,
to ponder and reflect
on our part in your mission,
the bringing of
your life and love
to the people
and communities
we serve.
Let us seek not the comfort
of the cocoons we build
for ourselves,
but the call and challenge
of your kingdom.
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#MorningPrayer
Give us the curiosity, Lord,
to ponder and reflect
on our part in your mission,
the bringing of
your life and love
to the people
and communities
we serve.
Let us seek not the comfort
of the cocoons we build
for ourselves,
but the call and challenge
of your kingdom.
Give us the curiosity, Lord,
to ponder and reflect
on our part in your mission,
the bringing of
your life and love
to the people
and communities
we serve.
Let us seek not the comfort
of the cocoons we build
for ourselves,
but the call and challenge
of your kingdom.
Reposted by Phil Groom
Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
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The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
As always, a thought provoking #TFTD from #AngelaTilby, discussing the #ReithLectures and #trust: “Everything depends on trust,” she says. Did she say more? Anything about the #BBC editing out the #Rutger line on #Trump & #corruption? Perhaps she didn’t know, or the BBC banned her comment?
#BBCFail
#BBCFail
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
As always, a thought provoking #TFTD from #AngelaTilby, discussing the #ReithLectures and #trust: “Everything depends on trust,” she says. Did she say more? Anything about the #BBC editing out the #Rutger line on #Trump & #corruption? Perhaps she didn’t know, or the BBC banned her comment?
#BBCFail
#BBCFail
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#MorningPrayer
Inspire our hearts, Lord Jesus,
that we may hold nothing
to be of greater value
than your love for us,
your call to follow
the way of discipleship
in your kingdom.
Open our eyes
to see your image
in every person we meet,
that we may always honour
your love for all.
Inspire our hearts, Lord Jesus,
that we may hold nothing
to be of greater value
than your love for us,
your call to follow
the way of discipleship
in your kingdom.
Open our eyes
to see your image
in every person we meet,
that we may always honour
your love for all.
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#MorningPrayer
Inspire our hearts, Lord Jesus,
that we may hold nothing
to be of greater value
than your love for us,
your call to follow
the way of discipleship
in your kingdom.
Open our eyes
to see your image
in every person we meet,
that we may always honour
your love for all.
Inspire our hearts, Lord Jesus,
that we may hold nothing
to be of greater value
than your love for us,
your call to follow
the way of discipleship
in your kingdom.
Open our eyes
to see your image
in every person we meet,
that we may always honour
your love for all.
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If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
A Sunday Musing
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
Join us, friends: it’s the only way
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BREAKING:
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Join us, friends: it’s the only way
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November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
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A calm, misty morning in Salisbury ☁️
📸 Martin Cook
📸 Martin Cook
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A calm, misty morning in Salisbury ☁️
📸 Martin Cook
📸 Martin Cook
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#MorningPrayer
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
#MorningPrayer
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
Also good for #NightPrayer
#MorningPrayer
You know us, Lord;
each of us personally and by name,
better than we know ourselves.
You call us to follow you,
to follow the way of your kingdom,
to follow your summons
into your work and mission.
Help us in our openness to your call,
and the sharing of your love.
You know us, Lord;
each of us personally and by name,
better than we know ourselves.
You call us to follow you,
to follow the way of your kingdom,
to follow your summons
into your work and mission.
Help us in our openness to your call,
and the sharing of your love.
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Also good for #NightPrayer