Jane Charman
@janeeecharman.bsky.social
Country vicar, all weathers, please close the gate
In other news the OH has gifted me cinnamon dusted almonds in honour of the day and this is an inspirational choice as we are giving up certain cocoa adjacent items for Lent.
February 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
In other news the OH has gifted me cinnamon dusted almonds in honour of the day and this is an inspirational choice as we are giving up certain cocoa adjacent items for Lent.
Good morning skylarks. A feminist question has just crossed my mind. Why do proponents of female modesty always advocate for skirts not trousers? Surely trousers are more covering and protecting of the er, parts, than skirts are?
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Good morning skylarks. A feminist question has just crossed my mind. Why do proponents of female modesty always advocate for skirts not trousers? Surely trousers are more covering and protecting of the er, parts, than skirts are?
Good afternoon clerical skylarks from the diocese of Liverpool if any. Talk to me about Larger Single Parishes. A good thing?
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Good afternoon clerical skylarks from the diocese of Liverpool if any. Talk to me about Larger Single Parishes. A good thing?
A minor outbreak of common sense. There’s a big difference between criminal activities which should be prosecuted and terrorism.
High court to rule on lawfulness of Home Office’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action – live
High court to rule on lawfulness of Home Office’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action – live
Case brought by the group’s co-founder is challenging the organisation’s ban under the Terrorism Act
The High Court is set to rule on whether the Home Office’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group was lawful.
Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, took legal action against the government to challenge the decision by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper to ban the group under the Terrorism Act 2000. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
A minor outbreak of common sense. There’s a big difference between criminal activities which should be prosecuted and terrorism.
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Obviously zero reflection in any of this on how operating the largest empire in human history may have turned us into a multicultural nation. We are here because you were there. #Empireland
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PM asks Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants'
Sir Keir Starmer says comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner are
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February 12, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Obviously zero reflection in any of this on how operating the largest empire in human history may have turned us into a multicultural nation. We are here because you were there. #Empireland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Here’s an odd thing, skylarks. The new ‘draft’ function appears on my iPhone but not on my iPad. Why should that be?
February 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Here’s an odd thing, skylarks. The new ‘draft’ function appears on my iPhone but not on my iPad. Why should that be?
Good evening skylarks. There’s a terrific draft in here (joke, niche, people my age, for the use of). Just tried it out 👍
February 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Good evening skylarks. There’s a terrific draft in here (joke, niche, people my age, for the use of). Just tried it out 👍
Good morning churchy skylarks. Have you written your book about how to fix the @churchofengland.org yet? 😐
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Good morning churchy skylarks. Have you written your book about how to fix the @churchofengland.org yet? 😐
Morning skylarks. This made me smile
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Morning skylarks. This made me smile
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February 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Good morning to anyone who is experiencing one of life’s misfortunes and has just been sent 6,000 birthday cards which according to news reports seems to be a regular thing now. What puzzling creatures we human beings are.
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Good morning to anyone who is experiencing one of life’s misfortunes and has just been sent 6,000 birthday cards which according to news reports seems to be a regular thing now. What puzzling creatures we human beings are.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Encouraging results in this use of menstrual blood for diagnosis
Period blood test could be alternative to cervical screening, study says
Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:36 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Encouraging results in this use of menstrual blood for diagnosis
I call this very feeble. Instead employ the Marjorie Phelps technique as recorded in ‘Strong Poison’ when Lord Peter asks her to dine with him. ‘Peter, I’d adore to, but I don’t think I will. I’ve an awful lot to do’.
Want to avoid an invitation? Try the 'soft no' | Polly Hudson
Want to avoid an invitation? Try the 'soft no' | Polly Hudson
I didn’t know how to refuse the offer of a drink without causing offence – until I learned how to kindly demur, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I call this very feeble. Instead employ the Marjorie Phelps technique as recorded in ‘Strong Poison’ when Lord Peter asks her to dine with him. ‘Peter, I’d adore to, but I don’t think I will. I’ve an awful lot to do’.
My conclusion is that the political ball known as women’s rights is still very much in play but fewer people are willing to catch and throw it personally. Safer to sit on the sidelines and say little until we see how the game is likely to turn out.
February 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
My conclusion is that the political ball known as women’s rights is still very much in play but fewer people are willing to catch and throw it personally. Safer to sit on the sidelines and say little until we see how the game is likely to turn out.
Someone on t’other place recently assured me that mixed sex spaces are actually safer for women than single sex spaces because if a man harasses or attacks you in a mixed sex space the other men will protect you and that’s the level of delulu we currently seem to be dealing with.
February 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Someone on t’other place recently assured me that mixed sex spaces are actually safer for women than single sex spaces because if a man harasses or attacks you in a mixed sex space the other men will protect you and that’s the level of delulu we currently seem to be dealing with.
One day in the postmodern West the question of women’s rights came up for renegotiation. Women did not really need these rights any longer and would not be harmed by losing them, it was argued. In fact there was evidence to suggest that they would be better off, happier and safer without them.
February 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
One day in the postmodern West the question of women’s rights came up for renegotiation. Women did not really need these rights any longer and would not be harmed by losing them, it was argued. In fact there was evidence to suggest that they would be better off, happier and safer without them.
Good morning skylarks. Who are your go-to sources of authority as you seek to make sense of the world around you? In whom do you repose trust and why?
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Good morning skylarks. Who are your go-to sources of authority as you seek to make sense of the world around you? In whom do you repose trust and why?
On t’other place there are not only accounts posting AI slop but actual AI slop accounts that do nothing but post AI originated ‘stories’ that people engage with as if they were real, hence making money for their human curators. The next iteration will probably bypass the human curators altogether 😬
February 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
On t’other place there are not only accounts posting AI slop but actual AI slop accounts that do nothing but post AI originated ‘stories’ that people engage with as if they were real, hence making money for their human curators. The next iteration will probably bypass the human curators altogether 😬
Its not just depressing, it’s deeply disturbing. AI is babbling away like an idiot, churning out a tsunami of gobbledygook, fake facts and broken twisted images, and billions of people are ingesting it. Melding truth and lies in this way is not far off demonic IMVHO
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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AI 'slop' is transforming social media - and there's a backlash
Social media has been flooded with fake, AI-generated images and videos. But will the majority of users actually care?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Its not just depressing, it’s deeply disturbing. AI is babbling away like an idiot, churning out a tsunami of gobbledygook, fake facts and broken twisted images, and billions of people are ingesting it. Melding truth and lies in this way is not far off demonic IMVHO
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Absolutely should be funding employed children’s, youth and family ministers (training and ongoing support to enable parishes to employ).
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Absolutely should be funding employed children’s, youth and family ministers (training and ongoing support to enable parishes to employ).
After decades of guarding the financial deposit the national @churchofengland.org is currently in spendy mode but what should it be funding and why? No doubt we all have our views 🤔
February 2, 2026 at 10:46 AM
After decades of guarding the financial deposit the national @churchofengland.org is currently in spendy mode but what should it be funding and why? No doubt we all have our views 🤔
Unfortunately describing someone as an EGOT will never not sound like an insult to me 😆
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Unfortunately describing someone as an EGOT will never not sound like an insult to me 😆
A lovely candlelight choral evensong yesterday to mark the end of Christmastide and also celebrate the fledging of another of our curates into a new identity as Associate Priest. Pink prosecco and cakes afterwards 😊
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A lovely candlelight choral evensong yesterday to mark the end of Christmastide and also celebrate the fledging of another of our curates into a new identity as Associate Priest. Pink prosecco and cakes afterwards 😊
I think I know how this is going to end 🫤
This is how we do it: ‘Having threesomes has totally transformed us – in and out of bed’
This is how we do it: ‘Having threesomes has totally transformed us – in and out of bed’
Eric’s libido always outstripped Bea’s, but with the perimenopause she experienced a surge of desire. Is Eric fully onboard with their new ménage à trois?
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I think I know how this is going to end 🫤
*thinks* I Really Must Do My Tax Return 😆
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 PM
*thinks* I Really Must Do My Tax Return 😆