David Warnes
davidjwarnes.bsky.social
David Warnes
@davidjwarnes.bsky.social
Retired priest (Scottish Episcopal Church) & former History teacher. Author (Russia:a modern history, UTP 1984 & Chronicle of the Russian Tsars, Thames & Hudson 1999). Carer.
A clear case of the Son-in-Law also rises.
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I see he’s 3 years older than me, so probably not. My most distinguished contemporary was Rowan Williams. Sadly our paths never crossed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Took me four goes.
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I was a teacher. Our anti-bullying policy made clear that neither “it was only banter” nor “I meant no harm” were acceptable defences.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reminds me of the partitioning of Poland in the 18th century.
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Wishing there was a pavement lobby as powerful as the cycle lobby. Edinburgh’s neglected pavements are a nightmare for wheelchair users.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I beat you to that one by six decades thanks to a brilliant teacher of English, John Holt, who read the first chapter out loud to us. You might also enjoy the updated version by @valmcdermid.bsky.social with Edinburgh at Festival time standing in for Bath.
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As an esteemed senior clergy colleague said to me only this morning: The Gospel IS about politics.
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thanks for this valuable corrective, Adam. Were I still teaching a depth study on the Third Reich, these genetic findings would merit mention but upbringing, esp. an abusive father, & environment, notable the rampant antisemitism in fin de siècle Vienna explain a lot.
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I had everything but the first letter by line 3, after which it was guesswork.
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM