One of the great burdens on my heart is the many victims of church abuse who I speak with, but whose stories - for various legal and technical reasons - cannot yet be told. If that is you, hold your head up today. Know that you are believed, respected and loved.

If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child. Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn

A well known bishop once said to me “Every bishop in the Church of England has a drawer in which they keep the stories that they don’t want to get out”. Every one of those hidden stories represents a victim…sometimes many victims.

A school in London is launching the first AI-driven 'teacherless' classroom. Headphones and laptops will replace the human at the front of the classroom for a test group of about 20 pupils. Is it the “quantum leap” Headteacher John Dalton says it is?🧵 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

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This is a powerful condemnation of the church’s failure to act on safeguarding, from an expert in church law.

As long ago as December 2020 senior figures from Blackburn Diocese were warning about the mishandling of Canon Andrew Hindley. Strangely, this letter was pulled from the Church Times website a few days later. Who is pulling the strings in the CofE’s safeguarding? Aleem Maqbool

Canon Andrew Hindley was subject of scores of verifiable complaints over 30 years - but he did nothing wrong. Church leaders from the Archbishop down failed to stop him - but of course they did nothing wrong. So I guess it must be the victims to blame. churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/…

Keir Starmer has now been Prime Minister for longer than Liz Truss.

Israeli settlements surge amidst Gaza war channel4.com/news/israeli-s…

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If you are planning to book a hotel room for Oasis in Manchester, you may find it is cheaper to buy my house instead. rightmove.co.uk/properties/151…

If dynamic pricing is so smart, why do you NEVER hear anyone say ‘I queued for four hours, and suddenly the prices went DOWN?’

Sometimes I look at my three year old grandson and I wonder how he will cope with all that the 21st Century will throw at him. But yesterday we arrived to find him saying ‘Let’s play libraries. I’ll be the librarian’. And now I feel he will be ok. Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷

You get on public transport these days and everyone has their heads staring at their phones. Not like the good old days when we all used to… Oh, wait…

GB News investor Paul Marshall has sealed a £100m deal to buy the Spectator. Who is Paul Marshall? Read our March profile of the hedge fund manager on a God-driven mission. ✍🏼 Andrew Graystone prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/65…

Out today 🎉 Our new Theos Think Tank report 'More: The Problem with Productivity' argues that to solve our ‘productivity problem’, we need to avoid idolising productivity or allowing it to corrode what is most precious to us. Have a read here 👇 theosthinktank.co.uk/research/2024/…

Donald Trump's 'Eating The Dogs' transcribed for trombone.

This is one of the most important safeguarding questions that the Church of England has faced (and ducked) over the past 10 years. Please read Graham’s article.