Great thinkers are often prescient in their pronouncements, and Hannah Arendt is one of the greats...

For those wondering about that 74% tax rate on each £1 earned here is the arithmetic bit.ly/2uFqrkb

1/ Social psychologists long ago proved something utterly terrifying People will disregard WHAT THEY SEE WITH THEIR OWN EYES to conform to what other people say In a classic 1951 experiment by Solomon Asch, people looked at a picture of three lines & were asked to choose which

Friend: What three things would you change about Britain if you could? Me: Easy! Rebuild relationship with EU, reclaim civic space from corporate interests, lightly renationalise essential services. You? Friend: I was thinking more of bringing back Lyons Corner Houses.

Fancy joining in with John Perumbalath challenge to Diocese of Liverpool to read the whole Bible over the next 6 weeks of summer?! Skim reading is expected, to focus on the overarching story. For a weekly outline and notes to help, Sign up here for the weekly emails: ruleoflife.org.uk/?mc_cid=084816…

Yes!! My highlight of all the coronation coverage was the documentary about the London tailors frantically making 10,000 new military uniforms in time.

Some alternative options to spending cuts: - Raise taxes on the wealthiest and ensure the tax people pay on wealth is the same rate as tax on work. - Abandon (self-imposed) spending rules which hold us back from making necessary investments in healthcare, education, transport.

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I’d loved my time as a chaplain Durham University !

A quick #ChurchDoorChallenge pic before tonight’s licensing at Mossley Hill church

Absolutely! Male violence against women is not helped or addressed by male violence against men. These men don't really care about those beautiful girls, they just want an excuse.

This woman faced down the rioters in Southport last night with a clear message: their racism wasn't welcome. Let her bravery be what is remembered, rather than the shameful scenes of fools embarrassing themselves.

‘Israel’s widespread use of administrative detention of Palestinians as a “deeply discriminatory” practice that “cannot be legally or morally justified”.’ archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/news-and-…

Just wanted to share quickly how lovely yesterday felt in Southport; a total contrast to the night before. 🧵 The mosque and people’s garden walls were rebuilt by builders and bricklayers volunteering their time and labour:

It is so encouraging to see that the seeds of Hope sown in the partnerships that Bishop David Sheppard, Diocese of Liverpool and his Catholic counterpart, Archbishop Derek Worlock Archdiocese of Liverpool built with other faith leaders continue to flourish with John Perumbalath, ++Thomas Neylon.

There was a horrific scene in The Last Runaway describing a mob doing this to a Quaker who was against slavery. Never thought I’d hear of it happening in Britain today.😱😢

Many, including media commentators & politicians, have sought to frame this week of riots as an outpouring of legitimate anger. It is not. This is far-right violence, motivated by a climate of hate & prejudice. All responsible must be held accountable. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Off to Australia tomorrow! The out of office is on. Don’t expect to be on here much - see you in Sept!

Extraordinary words from S Teresa Benedicta of the Cross who we remember today “The world is in flames. Are you impelled to put them out? Look at the cross. From the open heart gushes the blood of the Savior. This extinguishes the flames of hell

Not really on here this month. But just popped by to say that I snorkelled at the Great Barrier Reef today - and saw a turtle!