Huw Yardley
@huwyardley.bsky.social
Deacon @churchofengland. Assistant Curate, Benefice of Broughton, Cransley and Mawsley, Diocese of Peterborough. Former @HouseofCommons Clerk. Husband, father, stepfather. @saracensrugby.bsky.social fan. @nigelslater.bsky.social fan. Follower of Christ.
It would be funny to say “glad I got out when I did!” if I weren’t actually genuinely and increasingly concerned for the safety of my former colleagues
EXCL:
Final decision on restoring the Palace of Westminster will be delayed until 2030s
MPs were expected to vote by the end of 2025 on a way forward for fixing the crumbling parliament, but that now won't happen
Story w/@danbloom1.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/fina...
Final decision on restoring the Palace of Westminster will be delayed until 2030s
MPs were expected to vote by the end of 2025 on a way forward for fixing the crumbling parliament, but that now won't happen
Story w/@danbloom1.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/fina...
Final decision on fate of crumbling UK parliament delayed to 2030s
It’s a fire-hazard that’s prone to tumbling masonry — but fear of a public backlash is again delaying repairs to the world famous building.
www.politico.eu
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It would be funny to say “glad I got out when I did!” if I weren’t actually genuinely and increasingly concerned for the safety of my former colleagues
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The politics of drawing a moral line: When we need to call out racism for what it is open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
The politics of drawing a moral line
The politics of drawing a moral line.
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The politics of drawing a moral line: When we need to call out racism for what it is open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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It just seems to be a fixed feature of media culture that newsdesks + subs can do "protests anticipated" & "protests continue/swell" but will never put "protests shrink" even when they do
So there is a chasm between the framing/headlines & the live reporting of smaller protests than before
So there is a chasm between the framing/headlines & the live reporting of smaller protests than before
August 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It just seems to be a fixed feature of media culture that newsdesks + subs can do "protests anticipated" & "protests continue/swell" but will never put "protests shrink" even when they do
So there is a chasm between the framing/headlines & the live reporting of smaller protests than before
So there is a chasm between the framing/headlines & the live reporting of smaller protests than before
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(on a personal note it's quite striking how quickly I've gone from "generally a bit of a pinko on defence issues" to "and could I just do a monthly direct debit to BAE Systems, would that help")
February 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
(on a personal note it's quite striking how quickly I've gone from "generally a bit of a pinko on defence issues" to "and could I just do a monthly direct debit to BAE Systems, would that help")
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One lad who'll risk their life going across the English Channel in a dinghy in the hope of some shit minimum wage job instead of living at the absolute bottom rung of the capitalist exploitation ladder is worth a 1000 commentators who keep trying to tell you to give in to fascism just a little bit
February 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
One lad who'll risk their life going across the English Channel in a dinghy in the hope of some shit minimum wage job instead of living at the absolute bottom rung of the capitalist exploitation ladder is worth a 1000 commentators who keep trying to tell you to give in to fascism just a little bit
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1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *
nor lingered in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
2 Their delight is in the law of the LORD, *
and they meditate on his law day and night.
nor lingered in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
2 Their delight is in the law of the LORD, *
and they meditate on his law day and night.
February 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *
nor lingered in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
2 Their delight is in the law of the LORD, *
and they meditate on his law day and night.
nor lingered in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
2 Their delight is in the law of the LORD, *
and they meditate on his law day and night.
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Canadian things you can watch next Sunday that are just as good as the Super Bowl, if not better:
1) Meetings of Parliament's Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
2) #1 but watch it with the audio feed of the other official language
YOU'RE WELCOME.
1) Meetings of Parliament's Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
2) #1 but watch it with the audio feed of the other official language
YOU'RE WELCOME.
February 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Canadian things you can watch next Sunday that are just as good as the Super Bowl, if not better:
1) Meetings of Parliament's Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
2) #1 but watch it with the audio feed of the other official language
YOU'RE WELCOME.
1) Meetings of Parliament's Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
2) #1 but watch it with the audio feed of the other official language
YOU'RE WELCOME.
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Because the Lord is not interested in, has never been interested in, was born, died, and was crucified without any interest in "basic common sense." "Basic common sense" is our fetish, not His. He came to heal the sick and wake up the dead.
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Because the Lord is not interested in, has never been interested in, was born, died, and was crucified without any interest in "basic common sense." "Basic common sense" is our fetish, not His. He came to heal the sick and wake up the dead.
On Crucifying the Desires of the Flesh
open.substack.com/pub/bencrosb...
open.substack.com/pub/bencrosb...
On Crucifying the Desires of the Flesh
Notes on Christianity, post-Christianity, and desire
open.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On Crucifying the Desires of the Flesh
open.substack.com/pub/bencrosb...
open.substack.com/pub/bencrosb...
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Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not.
January 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not.
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Please believe me when I say that at a local level we are all trying our best to make churches safe places for people to flourish. Your average parish priest is doing everything they can.
January 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Please believe me when I say that at a local level we are all trying our best to make churches safe places for people to flourish. Your average parish priest is doing everything they can.
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the gospel makes real claims and demands; the gospel is good news to the poor and liberation to captives or it is no gospel.
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
the gospel makes real claims and demands; the gospel is good news to the poor and liberation to captives or it is no gospel.
“…there is no justification — short of denial of the incarnation — in scripture or in the teaching of any great theologian in Christian history for breaking communion, even if we believe that our Church has taken a seriously wrong step.”
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Book review: Unity: Anglicanism’s impossible dream? by Charlie Bell
Paul Avis is in accord with a scathing verdict on the Welby years
www.churchtimes.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“…there is no justification — short of denial of the incarnation — in scripture or in the teaching of any great theologian in Christian history for breaking communion, even if we believe that our Church has taken a seriously wrong step.”
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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Happy St Stephen's Day to all deacons!
December 26, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Happy St Stephen's Day to all deacons!
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HM The King is the only political leader I completely believe is sincere when speaking of Christian faith.
“The example that Jesus gave us is timeless and universal. It is to enter into the world of those who suffer, to make a difference to their lives, and so bring hope where there is despair.
“The example that Jesus gave us is timeless and universal. It is to enter into the world of those who suffer, to make a difference to their lives, and so bring hope where there is despair.
December 25, 2024 at 3:26 PM
HM The King is the only political leader I completely believe is sincere when speaking of Christian faith.
“The example that Jesus gave us is timeless and universal. It is to enter into the world of those who suffer, to make a difference to their lives, and so bring hope where there is despair.
“The example that Jesus gave us is timeless and universal. It is to enter into the world of those who suffer, to make a difference to their lives, and so bring hope where there is despair.
First #clergymaltclub (and a reminder of the old life!)
December 25, 2024 at 12:50 AM
First #clergymaltclub (and a reminder of the old life!)
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Ok, if you’re a small artist/creator with an online shop, post it in the replies here.
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
December 12, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Ok, if you’re a small artist/creator with an online shop, post it in the replies here.
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
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When our theology and politics as Christians are completely
preoccupied with how other people might be sinning rather than focusing on how our own sin contributes to the current problems of our world, that is when we know our religion is about control rather than redemption.
preoccupied with how other people might be sinning rather than focusing on how our own sin contributes to the current problems of our world, that is when we know our religion is about control rather than redemption.
December 9, 2024 at 2:57 AM
When our theology and politics as Christians are completely
preoccupied with how other people might be sinning rather than focusing on how our own sin contributes to the current problems of our world, that is when we know our religion is about control rather than redemption.
preoccupied with how other people might be sinning rather than focusing on how our own sin contributes to the current problems of our world, that is when we know our religion is about control rather than redemption.
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1/18 I don't want to enter the argument about assisted dying on one side or the other, but the debate prompted me to say something about parliamentary procedure in making legislation. I am often a critic of current legislative procedure, but here I want to defend some aspects.
November 2, 2024 at 4:33 PM
1/18 I don't want to enter the argument about assisted dying on one side or the other, but the debate prompted me to say something about parliamentary procedure in making legislation. I am often a critic of current legislative procedure, but here I want to defend some aspects.
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COMPETITION: I’ve got three copies of Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors to give away.
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
November 15, 2024 at 4:39 PM
COMPETITION: I’ve got three copies of Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors to give away.
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
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@ Anglicans on BlueSky. Here’s research done by Church of England General @synod member Nic Tall to help you make your mind up about the truth of the figures quoted in the Alliance’s letter.
viamedia.news
viamedia.news
ViaMedia.News
Rediscovering the Middle Ground
viamedia.news
October 26, 2024 at 8:51 AM
@ Anglicans on BlueSky. Here’s research done by Church of England General @synod member Nic Tall to help you make your mind up about the truth of the figures quoted in the Alliance’s letter.
viamedia.news
viamedia.news
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Spending on MPs' expenses and staff costs amounts to about £150m each year (0.01% of all spending).
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
October 26, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Spending on MPs' expenses and staff costs amounts to about £150m each year (0.01% of all spending).
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
“Following Christ and discerning the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit should be about discovering just and generous forms of life here and now that bear witness to and prefigure the new creation.”
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The Conversion of Public Intellectuals
When public celebrities and intellectuals convert to Christianity, there is a difference between converting for the sake of rejuvenating Western culture and converting for the sake of conformity to th...
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October 11, 2024 at 11:47 PM
“Following Christ and discerning the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit should be about discovering just and generous forms of life here and now that bear witness to and prefigure the new creation.”
comment.org/the-conversi...
comment.org/the-conversi...