Matt
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Canon Lawyer (Anglican Communion). Occasional observations on church, state, Aston Villa, NFL and Eton Fives.
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He looks the type to have an illegal bowling action.
ICC CONFIRMS CHARGES OF WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AGAINST UGANDA'S JOSEPH KONY IN ABSENSTIA
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
He looks the type to have an illegal bowling action.
Fans of Ecclesiastical parish oddities - I present to you Kinnerton.
A detached part of the Parish of Old Radnor (the main part of the parish is to the south).
A part of a Church of England parish entirely surrounded by land in the Church in Wales.
A detached part of the Parish of Old Radnor (the main part of the parish is to the south).
A part of a Church of England parish entirely surrounded by land in the Church in Wales.
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Fans of Ecclesiastical parish oddities - I present to you Kinnerton.
A detached part of the Parish of Old Radnor (the main part of the parish is to the south).
A part of a Church of England parish entirely surrounded by land in the Church in Wales.
A detached part of the Parish of Old Radnor (the main part of the parish is to the south).
A part of a Church of England parish entirely surrounded by land in the Church in Wales.
An important read. Had Attorneys General been correctly pluralised, it would have been 100% spot on...
One man is standing up for the rule of law in Britain. His reward is to be savagely attacked by right wing think tanks, newspapers & politicians. They understand where the battle against populism is taking place. And they've marshalled their forces accordingly.
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-good-man...
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-good-man...
April 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
An important read. Had Attorneys General been correctly pluralised, it would have been 100% spot on...
Gimme that ol' time religion...
April 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Gimme that ol' time religion...
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in the visible Church the evil be ever mingled with the good,
February 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
in the visible Church the evil be ever mingled with the good,
Going to try a variation of this line at my appraisal this week.
Kemi Badenoch says “our country and all of Western civilisation will be lost” if the Conservatives don’t return to government.
February 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Going to try a variation of this line at my appraisal this week.
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We don’t elect politicians with the expectation that they’ll cling to manifesto promises even when circumstances massively change
A ludicrous hill to die on. ‘An ally of the Prime Minister told The Telegraph: “The policy we stood on at the election was 2.5 per cent on defence spending. Our policy is still 2.5 per cent. We’re not going to shift any further.”’
February 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We don’t elect politicians with the expectation that they’ll cling to manifesto promises even when circumstances massively change
A professional association for clergy could be accompanied by a professional association/registration for all Safeguarding Officers, with published professional obligations, strike-off etc powers exercised independently of the Church.
That might achieve the best bits of both Option 3 and Option 4?
That might achieve the best bits of both Option 3 and Option 4?
'We need to sort the lack of accountability of clergy which lies at the bottom of so many things'
Archdeacon Luke Miller suggests professional association for all clergy, supports Bp Blackburn amendment noting 'we won't fix the #safeguarding unless we fix the HR'
#synod #GeneralSynod
Archdeacon Luke Miller suggests professional association for all clergy, supports Bp Blackburn amendment noting 'we won't fix the #safeguarding unless we fix the HR'
#synod #GeneralSynod
February 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A professional association for clergy could be accompanied by a professional association/registration for all Safeguarding Officers, with published professional obligations, strike-off etc powers exercised independently of the Church.
That might achieve the best bits of both Option 3 and Option 4?
That might achieve the best bits of both Option 3 and Option 4?
It happened in October and everybody has only just noticed, I'm afraid.
Oh, blow, apparently Watts is buying out J and M. Probably better get a new cassock sharpish….
January 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It happened in October and everybody has only just noticed, I'm afraid.
Oh, so this is where you've all been hiding.
January 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Oh, so this is where you've all been hiding.