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Josh Richards
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.

As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.

At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone. We will not let hate or those who spread it win. We stand with you.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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sundersays.bsky.social
The Labour government could not have had a child poverty strategy without this policy. It may be the first major decision the government has taken where the views of 200 backbenchers on what is necessary/right have trumped the focus group/opinion poll view, prior to the decision being taken
May 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Magical thinking latest: that you can have an effective child poverty strategy while leaving the big lever marked 'this lever guarantees child poverty' untouched.
No 10 delays child poverty strategy with tens of thousands more facing hardship
Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of scrapping two-child limit will outweigh political benefit
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May 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
joshbrichards.bsky.social
Freya has written about Hadestown and Easter.

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Hadestown hints at so much more | Seen & Unseen
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April 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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A short piece on scarcity and the abundance discourse.

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Abundance and the attempt to build a better world | Seen & Unseen
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April 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Great conversation on The Anxious Generation, moral formation and AI

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Parenting in the Age of Social Media and — Help! — A.I.
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 01/04/2025 · 1h 12m
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April 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Some quick thoughts on Adolescence:

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Can we ever understand the ‘whydunnit’ of Adolescence? | Seen & Unseen
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March 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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This is pretty cool. Someone has translated an article I wrote into Mandarin.

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长生不死：对生命的不懈追求
若真存在超越死亡的方法，我们难道不应该放弃一切去寻找它吗？
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March 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Don’t die: the relentless pursuit of life. After watching the Netflix series, Josh Richard asks, if there was a way beyond death, shouldn't we give up everything to find it?
#DontDie #Netflix

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March 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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A short piece for the beginning of Lent, on death and becoming a dad.

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Don’t die: the relentless pursuit of life | Seen & Unseen
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March 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Bishop of London: "The best safeguard is the current law. I urge Parliament to reject this Bill. It is neither safe nor compassionate. We should be focusing on providing the best possible palliative care services. Dying people should be offered hope, not fear."

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Letter from Bishop of London to The Guardian: Kim Leadbeater’s proposed amendment to the assisted dying bill has filled me and many others with grave concern. Leadbeater has described the bill as the “most robust piece of legislation on this issue in the world”. However, the removal of judicial oversight significantly weakens the safeguards, raising concerns about what other measures may be dropped through the legislative process or through the interpretation of clinicians. While it will be essential to involve multidisciplinary teams if the law is changed, this need not have come at the expense of judicial oversight. While we do not yet know who will be appointed to the proposed expert panels, concerns have already been raised that there will inevitably be a self-selection bias to the voluntary assisted dying commission. My background as a nurse and as a priest tells me that the best safeguard is the current law. I urge parliament to reject this bill. It is neither safe nor compassionate. Instead, we should be focusing on providing the best possible palliative care services. Dying people should be offered hope, not fear. Sarah Mullally Bishop of London and lead bishop for health and social care, Church of England
February 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Really, really lovely.

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Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?
Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...
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February 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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I wrote about the superlative Severance and its exploration of work, identity and grief.
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Severance: the ins and outs of seeking oblivion.
We can't contain trauma to just one sphere of our lives, writes Josh Richards.
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#Severance #AppleTV
February 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Great writing.

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High and Dry, by Barrett Swanson
Sobriety and transcendence at Bonnaroo
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January 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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What are your plans this Saturday 18th? Join us at 2pm for our monthly tour of St Mary’s Church, #Islington. Discover 1,000 years of #Islington's history & enjoy the spectacular panorama from the 18th century Church tower, the best views in London!
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St Mary Islington - Church and Tower tour
Discover the history of Islington’s first parish church and enjoy a panoramic view across London from its 18th-century tower.
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January 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Rowan Williams on the meaning of ecstasy:

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The meaning of ecstasy
Simon Critchley’s On Mysticism shows how the language of religious rapture can help us teach us how to live.
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December 20, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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seenunseenmag.bsky.social
Live today!
First up: dance music allows us to encounter what’s ’beyond our ken’, Are you moved by Ezra Collective?
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Ezra Collective understands the where and how of transcendence | Seen & Unseen
Dance music allows us to encounter what’s ’beyond our ken’.
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November 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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Why does snowfall still awe us?
We long for snow this time of year because longing is all there is to do, writes Josh RIchards.
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#snow #UKsnow #winter
Why does snowfall still awe us? | Seen & Unseen
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November 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM