Ian Boothroyd
@ianboothroyd.bsky.social
Keen on justice, environment, sport, words, numbers and music. Member of C of E General Synod. Seeking first the Kingdom. Living in the English Midlands.
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential.
The authoritative World Inequality Report 2026, based on data compiled by 200 researchers, also found that the top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% combined, while the poorest half captures less than 10% of total global earnings. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Foreign donations should be banned. & any individual or company donations restricted to a sum within the reach of a reasonable slive of the population – say, a maximum sum equal to the personal tax allowance.
Readers were incredulous that a Thailand-based crypto billionaire could legally donate £9m to Reform UK, questioning how such vast overseas-linked funding is permitted within Britain’s political system
‘Why is this allowed?’ Readers hit out after £9m Reform donation
Readers were incredulous that a Thailand-based crypto billionaire could legally donate £9m to Reform UK, questioning how such vast overseas-linked funding is permitted within Britain’s political system
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Foreign donations should be banned. & any individual or company donations restricted to a sum within the reach of a reasonable slive of the population – say, a maximum sum equal to the personal tax allowance.
It's the climate crisis that's more likely to end our civilisation. We've coped with migration throughout history.
Trump warns mass migration could lead to European ‘civilization erasure’
Trump warns mass migration could lead to European ‘civilization erasure’
Trump warns mass migration could lead to European ‘civilization erasure’
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's the climate crisis that's more likely to end our civilisation. We've coped with migration throughout history.
What nonsense is this award. I don't expect the Nobel committee will be handing out football medals. But they know more about peace than FIFA.
‘This is pathetic:’ Fans react as Trump receives first ever FIFA Peace Prize
‘This is pathetic:’ Fans react as Trump receives first ever FIFA Peace Prize
‘This is pathetic:’ Fans react as Trump receives first ever FIFA Peace Prize
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What nonsense is this award. I don't expect the Nobel committee will be handing out football medals. But they know more about peace than FIFA.
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How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison
How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison
Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been imprisoned indefinitely ever since then
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison
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COP30 resulted in "an agreement that does not remotely align with science and leaves millions of people in frontline communities 'exposed to the worst impacts and with few options for their survival,' said @oxfam.org.br ED @vivianasantiago.bsky.social." www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Backsliding in Belém
Petrostates at COP30 quash fossil fuel and deforestation phaseouts.
www.thenation.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
COP30 resulted in "an agreement that does not remotely align with science and leaves millions of people in frontline communities 'exposed to the worst impacts and with few options for their survival,' said @oxfam.org.br ED @vivianasantiago.bsky.social." www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Don’t think I’d want to tackle them in that order.
Going to try to start a rumour that the original themes of the Advent candles were Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Don’t think I’d want to tackle them in that order.
Peace, safety and justice needed in the West Bank.
The #ArchbishopofYork was forced to cut short a visit to a family in the south Hebron hills on Saturday, after Israeli police ordered the #ChurchofEngland delegation to leave the area
#israel #palestine #westbank #holyland
#israel #palestine #westbank #holyland
Israeli police order C of E delegation to leave West Bank village after stand-off with armed settlers
Archbishop of York’s pastoral visit to the south Hebron hills was cut short
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Peace, safety and justice needed in the West Bank.
This is appalling and inhumane. Release those detained without charge. Rehouse anyone charged in a normal prison, with proper treatment. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel’s underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight
Exclusive: Detainees at Rakefet include nurse and teenager who have been deprived of natural light since January
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is appalling and inhumane. Release those detained without charge. Rehouse anyone charged in a normal prison, with proper treatment. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
He’s been wasting Ukraine’s. Get on with pressuring Russia.
Donald Trump issues warning to Vladimir Putin: ‘I’m not wasting my time’
Donald Trump issues warning to Vladimir Putin: ‘I’m not wasting my time’
Donald Trump issues warning to Vladimir Putin: ‘I’m not wasting my time’
www.independent.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
He’s been wasting Ukraine’s. Get on with pressuring Russia.
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The Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Revd Hosam Naoum, has praised the resilience of #Palestinians and has entreated Christians to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem”, in a discussion following a service at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, in #NYC, on Sunday
Pray for us, Archbishop in Jerusalem tells New York congregation
Resilience, or samud in Arabic, is ‘a quiet, active and strong will to stay to the last’, he says
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Revd Hosam Naoum, has praised the resilience of #Palestinians and has entreated Christians to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem”, in a discussion following a service at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, in #NYC, on Sunday
Courage to go to Gaza and help and then also to tell of the inhuman treatment of the Palestinians.
Nick Maynard's trips to #Gaza have made him an eyewitness to catastrophe, he tells Rebecca Paveley
‘What I’ve witnessed in Gaza is unspeakably wrong, unspeakably evil’ — an interview with British surgeon Nick Maynard
His trips to Gaza have made him an eyewitness to catastrophe, he tells Rebecca Paveley
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Courage to go to Gaza and help and then also to tell of the inhuman treatment of the Palestinians.
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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
We’ve been heading in the wrong direction since Mrs you-know-who led the privatisation of essential services. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We’ve been heading in the wrong direction since Mrs you-know-who led the privatisation of essential services. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From 29 years in local government, I say big councils are no more efficient than small. They're more remote, less aware of local views, less easy to contact, & closer to big business & consultants. Reorganisation takes lots of time, energy and cash: don't bother. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe? | Polly Toynbee
Government plans to merge councils may not save money, and do nothing to solve the very real problems they face, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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October 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
From 29 years in local government, I say big councils are no more efficient than small. They're more remote, less aware of local views, less easy to contact, & closer to big business & consultants. Reorganisation takes lots of time, energy and cash: don't bother. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Layan Nasir, a 25-year Anglican Palestinian, was taken into Israeli custody on Thursday, although she had previously been told that her seven-and-a-half month sentence would not start until November.
Concern expressed after Israelis imprison Layan Nasir
The 25-year old Anglican Palestinian was convicted, in absentia, last month
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Layan Nasir, a 25-year Anglican Palestinian, was taken into Israeli custody on Thursday, although she had previously been told that her seven-and-a-half month sentence would not start until November.
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The healthcare system in #Gaza is in ruins. Hospitals are barely functioning and medical staff have been working without fuel, electricity or food.
Our teams continue to respond in Gaza, but the needs are overwhelming.
Our teams continue to respond in Gaza, but the needs are overwhelming.
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The healthcare system in #Gaza is in ruins. Hospitals are barely functioning and medical staff have been working without fuel, electricity or food.
Our teams continue to respond in Gaza, but the needs are overwhelming.
Our teams continue to respond in Gaza, but the needs are overwhelming.
A worthy recipient. Unlike the person who campaigned for the award. Hope she stays safe. Well done, Nobel committee. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
María Corina Machado: Venezuelan opposition leader wins Nobel Peace Prize
Machado is recognised for
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A worthy recipient. Unlike the person who campaigned for the award. Hope she stays safe. Well done, Nobel committee. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heroic: compassion and courage in response to suffering and danger. But crippled by cruel withdrawal of funding.
Daily atrocities.
Record displacement.
But we are not powerless.
Solutions are within reach. But everyone needs to hold up their end of the bargain.
High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org gave this rallying cry as he opened his final #ExCom.
Record displacement.
But we are not powerless.
Solutions are within reach. But everyone needs to hold up their end of the bargain.
High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org gave this rallying cry as he opened his final #ExCom.
October 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Heroic: compassion and courage in response to suffering and danger. But crippled by cruel withdrawal of funding.
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When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz
Not speaking would go against everything I was taught to honour: the righteous among the nations – those who refused to be bystanders to injustice
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz
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Prayers today, on this second anniversary of their captivity, for the release of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as well as relief for their families, all entering a third year of terrifying darkness. Prayers for an urgent end to this war and a just peace.
October 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Prayers today, on this second anniversary of their captivity, for the release of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as well as relief for their families, all entering a third year of terrifying darkness. Prayers for an urgent end to this war and a just peace.
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Bishop Sarah nominated! Praying for her and God’s Church 🙏
October 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Bishop Sarah nominated! Praying for her and God’s Church 🙏
Good news. First choice in my opinion.
BREAKING: The next Archbishop of Canterbury is to be the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London since 2018, Downing Street has announced. She is to be the first woman to hold the post
#archbishopofcanterbury #nextABC #Archbishop106
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
#archbishopofcanterbury #nextABC #Archbishop106
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
First woman appointed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury
The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, has been announced as the next Primate of All England
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Good news. First choice in my opinion.
Great news.
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Great news.