Andrew Graystone
@andrewgraystone.bsky.social
Christopher Robin trapped in the body of Winnie the Pooh
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In this expanded and revised new edition, respected journalist and broadcaster Andrew Graystone tells the true story of John Smyth QC, a high-flying barrister who exploited his role in the church to abuse more than a hundred men and boys.
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#JohnSmyth
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#JohnSmyth
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In this expanded and revised new edition, respected journalist and broadcaster Andrew Graystone tells the true story of John Smyth QC, a high-flying barrister who exploited his role in the church to abuse more than a hundred men and boys.
🔗 Click the link in the bio to find out more.
#JohnSmyth
🔗 Click the link in the bio to find out more.
#JohnSmyth
If the UK government turned against people like you, and it was no longer safe for you to live here, what country would you go to, and how would you get there?
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If the UK government turned against people like you, and it was no longer safe for you to live here, what country would you go to, and how would you get there?
On the anniversary of the publication of The Makin Review, @dltbooks.bsky.social has published an extract from my new book about the John Smyth disaster.
In an extract from the new edition of Bleeding for Jesus @andrewgraystone.bsky.social recalls the eventual publication of the Makin Review – and its immediate aftermath – on 7 November 2024.
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dlted.substack.com/i/178183751/...
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
On the anniversary of the publication of The Makin Review, @dltbooks.bsky.social has published an extract from my new book about the John Smyth disaster.
Reposted by Andrew Graystone
In an extract from the new edition of Bleeding for Jesus @andrewgraystone.bsky.social recalls the eventual publication of the Makin Review – and its immediate aftermath – on 7 November 2024.
dlted.substack.com/i/178183751/...
dlted.substack.com/i/178183751/...
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
In an extract from the new edition of Bleeding for Jesus @andrewgraystone.bsky.social recalls the eventual publication of the Makin Review – and its immediate aftermath – on 7 November 2024.
dlted.substack.com/i/178183751/...
dlted.substack.com/i/178183751/...
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Bleeding For Jesus: John Smyth and the cult of the Iwerne Camps - Author @andrewgraystone.bsky.social graystone.bsky.social may be of interest to @churchtimes.bsky.social @cathynewman.bsky.social @helenking.bsky.social @helenannhartley.bsky.social Full watch here youtu.be/8qLlL4nF5yI
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Bleeding For Jesus: John Smyth and the cult of the Iwerne Camps - Author @andrewgraystone.bsky.social graystone.bsky.social may be of interest to @churchtimes.bsky.social @cathynewman.bsky.social @helenking.bsky.social @helenannhartley.bsky.social Full watch here youtu.be/8qLlL4nF5yI
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Except Barry.
November 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Except Barry.
The a****** formerly known as Prince.
October 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The a****** formerly known as Prince.
When I am Prime Minister, instead of all moving our clocks back and forward at the same time, we will each be allowed once a year to move our clocks back and repeat an hour we really enjoyed, and once a year to skip over an hour we weren’t looking forward to.
October 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
When I am Prime Minister, instead of all moving our clocks back and forward at the same time, we will each be allowed once a year to move our clocks back and repeat an hour we really enjoyed, and once a year to skip over an hour we weren’t looking forward to.
Not as the weather forecaster?
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak is joining The Sunday Times as a columnist, starting 26 October. He will contribute a weekly column to the Business section on subjects including business, technology, politics and the economy
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Not as the weather forecaster?
A happy Scientific Measurement Day to those who calibrate
October 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A happy Scientific Measurement Day to those who calibrate
French police have released a picture of the person they are looking for in connection with today’s jewel heist.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
French police have released a picture of the person they are looking for in connection with today’s jewel heist.
I was named after Prince Andrew.
How do you feel that’s going?
How do you feel that’s going?
October 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I was named after Prince Andrew.
How do you feel that’s going?
How do you feel that’s going?
I’m not a great expert in graffiti art, but I don’t understand the Canterbury Cathedral exhibition. It feels as if they have taken a fully valid visual art form and reduced it to a vehicle for words. By no means the first time the church has appropriated an art form in this way.
October 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’m not a great expert in graffiti art, but I don’t understand the Canterbury Cathedral exhibition. It feels as if they have taken a fully valid visual art form and reduced it to a vehicle for words. By no means the first time the church has appropriated an art form in this way.
The Wigs and the Tories.
October 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Wigs and the Tories.
It’s what she would have wanted.
The highlight of the Tory Conference in Manchester is presumably the Thatcher 100th anniversary 1980s retro disco...
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Tory Conference, Manchester. Celebrating Thatcher’s 100th with an 80s retro disco
Monday 6th October 22.00 Maggie’s 100th Celebration Party Manchester Deansgate Hotel, Cloud 23 Cocktail Bar & Club Join us for a retro disco-themed club night celebrating Margaret Thatcher, fea…
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October 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It’s what she would have wanted.
Oh @BBCRadio4, you have managed to broadcast a profile of Sarah Mullally recorded in 2017, when she was first made Bishop of London. It’s full of questions like “How do you think you will handle the tensions in the Diocese of London?”
Erm…. a lot has happened since then.
Erm…. a lot has happened since then.
October 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Oh @BBCRadio4, you have managed to broadcast a profile of Sarah Mullally recorded in 2017, when she was first made Bishop of London. It’s full of questions like “How do you think you will handle the tensions in the Diocese of London?”
Erm…. a lot has happened since then.
Erm…. a lot has happened since then.
Please be aware that some Ministry Experience Schemes promoted by the Church of England are in fact run independently. That may mean that they are not subject to the same employment and safeguarding standards as a CofE role.
Wishing everyone participating in the Ministry Experience Scheme - including these young adults from the Diocese of Leicester - a fruitful year ahead!
Record numbers of young people are beginning a year experiencing ministry in churches across the country this month.
Find out more at cofe.io/MES.
Record numbers of young people are beginning a year experiencing ministry in churches across the country this month.
Find out more at cofe.io/MES.
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Please be aware that some Ministry Experience Schemes promoted by the Church of England are in fact run independently. That may mean that they are not subject to the same employment and safeguarding standards as a CofE role.
Two million people have signed a petition against Digital ID cards.
They signed it online, of course, voluntarily giving their name, email address, postcode and citizenship status.
Duh!
They signed it online, of course, voluntarily giving their name, email address, postcode and citizenship status.
Duh!
September 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Two million people have signed a petition against Digital ID cards.
They signed it online, of course, voluntarily giving their name, email address, postcode and citizenship status.
Duh!
They signed it online, of course, voluntarily giving their name, email address, postcode and citizenship status.
Duh!
Those of you who are worrying about Digital ID invading your privacy….i guess you don’t make contactless payments, or have a supermarket loyalty card.
September 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Those of you who are worrying about Digital ID invading your privacy….i guess you don’t make contactless payments, or have a supermarket loyalty card.
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I’m organising a mass opinion poll on migration.
If you believe that Britain benefits from having more migrants joining us from around the world, please indicate by hanging a large PLUS sign on a lamppost close to your house.
If you believe that Britain benefits from having more migrants joining us from around the world, please indicate by hanging a large PLUS sign on a lamppost close to your house.
September 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I’m organising a mass opinion poll on migration.
If you believe that Britain benefits from having more migrants joining us from around the world, please indicate by hanging a large PLUS sign on a lamppost close to your house.
If you believe that Britain benefits from having more migrants joining us from around the world, please indicate by hanging a large PLUS sign on a lamppost close to your house.
So the victim who blew the whistle on her abuser loses her job. Never let the CofE tell you that it puts victims first.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cleric who accused former Bishop of Liverpool of misconduct resigns
Bishop of Warrington Bev Mason, who was one of two women to make allege sexual misconduct, resigns.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
So the victim who blew the whistle on her abuser loses her job. Never let the CofE tell you that it puts victims first.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s worth remembering that Richard Tice’s understanding of Christian faith was formed by his time at Iwerne camps.
Richard Tice has been misinformed. Telling politicians when they fall short of God’s standards is PRECISELY what church leaders are called to do. I’m currently writing about Micah and, compared with the ferocious prophet, @archbishopofyork.org let him off lightly. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Richard Tice hits back at C of E criticism of Reform immigration policy
Deputy leader says archbishop should stay out of matter after Stephen Cottrell calls policy isolationist and kneejerk
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s worth remembering that Richard Tice’s understanding of Christian faith was formed by his time at Iwerne camps.
I’ve just learnt that dogs can’t tell the difference between red and yellow.
I guess that’s why they are so bad at Connect 4.
I guess that’s why they are so bad at Connect 4.
August 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I’ve just learnt that dogs can’t tell the difference between red and yellow.
I guess that’s why they are so bad at Connect 4.
I guess that’s why they are so bad at Connect 4.