Phil Ritchie
@philritchie.bsky.social
Husband & dad, rev, canon @CCathedral, mission & ministry adviser Colchester area and area dean of St Osyth @chelmsdio, MUFC supporter, takes photos, drummer.
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⚡️ 'Rewarding Russian butchery' — US lawmakers rail against Trump's Ukraine peace deal.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
'Rewarding Russian butchery' — US lawmakers rail against Trump's Ukraine peace deal
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
kyivindependent.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
⚡️ 'Rewarding Russian butchery' — US lawmakers rail against Trump's Ukraine peace deal.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
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"Farage wants 'free speech'? You got it: that leaflet was racist. Condemn it. Apologise.
And to immigrants: Farage says 'go home'? I say, you 𝘢𝘳𝘦 home."
Wes Streeting calls a Reform UK leaflet suggesting Anas Sarwar would prioritise Pakistanis racist.
And to immigrants: Farage says 'go home'? I say, you 𝘢𝘳𝘦 home."
Wes Streeting calls a Reform UK leaflet suggesting Anas Sarwar would prioritise Pakistanis racist.
October 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Farage wants 'free speech'? You got it: that leaflet was racist. Condemn it. Apologise.
And to immigrants: Farage says 'go home'? I say, you 𝘢𝘳𝘦 home."
Wes Streeting calls a Reform UK leaflet suggesting Anas Sarwar would prioritise Pakistanis racist.
And to immigrants: Farage says 'go home'? I say, you 𝘢𝘳𝘦 home."
Wes Streeting calls a Reform UK leaflet suggesting Anas Sarwar would prioritise Pakistanis racist.
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Is it "move to Dubai"?
September 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Is it "move to Dubai"?
New bird house (nesting box) installed and yesterday both Blue Tits and Great Tits we’re checking in out. I operate a no gazumping policy. @rspb.bsky.social #birds 🪶
September 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New bird house (nesting box) installed and yesterday both Blue Tits and Great Tits we’re checking in out. I operate a no gazumping policy. @rspb.bsky.social #birds 🪶
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Americans have "Trump Always Chickens Out", in Britain we have "Farage Isn't Being Serious" - FIBS.
F.I.B.S. | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
“In your case, fine.” It was Wednesday, and Nigel Farage was backing away from his Monday announcement, explaining to a caller on LBC that when he’d said people like her should be deported…
thecritic.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Americans have "Trump Always Chickens Out", in Britain we have "Farage Isn't Being Serious" - FIBS.
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is it ok to watch Only Murders In the Building now? Genuinely unsure these are the morality questions of our times
*DISNEY TO RETURN KIMMEL SHOW TO THE AIR ON TUESDAY
September 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
is it ok to watch Only Murders In the Building now? Genuinely unsure these are the morality questions of our times
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Jimmy Kimmel show to return after being taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments
Jimmy Kimmel show to return after being taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments
Late night TV show presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off the air following a row over comments about Charlie Kirk, will return on Tuesday.
news.sky.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Jimmy Kimmel show to return after being taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments
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American friends find UK laws against hate speech dangerous and Orwellian. Guess this is why?
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September 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
American friends find UK laws against hate speech dangerous and Orwellian. Guess this is why?
on.ft.com/3KfeR9z
on.ft.com/3KfeR9z
The video of the interview is horrific. Who cares about people's lives when there's money to be made from a lucrative property deal?
NBC: “At a real estate conference in Tel Aviv — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the destruction in Gaza could be turned into a lucrative real estate opportunity, echoing past remarks by Trump…”
Israeli finance minister describes plans to turn Gaza into a 'real estate bonanza' as bombs hammer the enclave
Bezalel Smotrich’s comments mirror earlier remarks by President Donald Trump, in which he envisioned the U.S. turning the Palestinian enclave into a “Riviera of the Middle East.”
www.nbcnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The video of the interview is horrific. Who cares about people's lives when there's money to be made from a lucrative property deal?
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Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, "If President Trump was living in Brazil and had done what he did at the capitol, he would be on trial here too"
"Because here the law applies to everyone"
"Because here the law applies to everyone"
September 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, "If President Trump was living in Brazil and had done what he did at the capitol, he would be on trial here too"
"Because here the law applies to everyone"
"Because here the law applies to everyone"
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Farage says his partner bought the house with family money. The BBC can’t find that family money:
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
Questions about who funded Farage constituency home purchase www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Farage says his partner bought the house with family money. The BBC can’t find that family money:
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
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Northern Ireland man from Lisburn kidnapped by Trump’s Ice raids because he “looked like a Mexican”. He had the correct visa, all his documents. He’s never been in trouble with police.
Held in terrible conditions. A fellow captive couldn’t get his medication and dropped dead of a heart attack
Held in terrible conditions. A fellow captive couldn’t get his medication and dropped dead of a heart attack
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Northern Ireland man from Lisburn kidnapped by Trump’s Ice raids because he “looked like a Mexican”. He had the correct visa, all his documents. He’s never been in trouble with police.
Held in terrible conditions. A fellow captive couldn’t get his medication and dropped dead of a heart attack
Held in terrible conditions. A fellow captive couldn’t get his medication and dropped dead of a heart attack
Squabs in the wisteria beneath the bedroom window. We get at least three broods in the wisteria each year. #birds 🪶 @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Squabs in the wisteria beneath the bedroom window. We get at least three broods in the wisteria each year. #birds 🪶 @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
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"He's done everything he could to break down this country, and now he's going off to tell everyone abroad how broken we are."
Nigel Farage loves the UK so much, he flew to America this week to tell Congress how awful it is. Is this patriotism?
Nigel Farage loves the UK so much, he flew to America this week to tell Congress how awful it is. Is this patriotism?
The shameless hypocrisy of Nigel Farage | The News Agents
Nigel Farage has been branded a “Putin-loving free speech impostor and Trump sycophant” during his visit to the US to plead for help with Britain's so-called ‘free-speech problem.’ But will slagging…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"He's done everything he could to break down this country, and now he's going off to tell everyone abroad how broken we are."
Nigel Farage loves the UK so much, he flew to America this week to tell Congress how awful it is. Is this patriotism?
Nigel Farage loves the UK so much, he flew to America this week to tell Congress how awful it is. Is this patriotism?
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So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
I continue to believe & trust in God who through Jesus Christ transforms lives and equips the Church with the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Good News. If all we are about is the palliative care of dwindling congregations then we are most to be pitied. www.newstatesman.com/politics/rel...
Can the Church of England be saved?
Whoever the next archbishop of Canterbury will be, they face a legacy of scandal, doctrinal division and dwindling congregations.
www.newstatesman.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I continue to believe & trust in God who through Jesus Christ transforms lives and equips the Church with the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Good News. If all we are about is the palliative care of dwindling congregations then we are most to be pitied. www.newstatesman.com/politics/rel...
Until next year...
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Until next year...
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A statement regarding last night's vandalism at the South Essex Islamic Trust in Basildon. www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/a-state...
August 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A statement regarding last night's vandalism at the South Essex Islamic Trust in Basildon. www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/a-state...
Haystacks on a wet and windy morning via Scarth Gap Pass and worth it for the view of Buttermere and Crummock Water. Wainwright's favourite place and where his ashes were scattered.
August 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Haystacks on a wet and windy morning via Scarth Gap Pass and worth it for the view of Buttermere and Crummock Water. Wainwright's favourite place and where his ashes were scattered.
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St Martin’s will be open for Heritage Open Days on:
📅 Saturday 20 September (10am–4pm)
📅 Sunday 21 September (1pm–4pm)
💷 No booking required
Step in through the battered Norman doorway—and prepare to meet angels, demons, and a few determined architects: buff.ly/hL1KCEL
📅 Saturday 20 September (10am–4pm)
📅 Sunday 21 September (1pm–4pm)
💷 No booking required
Step in through the battered Norman doorway—and prepare to meet angels, demons, and a few determined architects: buff.ly/hL1KCEL
St Martin's Church, Colchester
St Martin's is a medieval church with an impressive 14th century roof, wall paintings and a Norman tower damaged in the 1648 Siege of Colchester.
buff.ly
August 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
St Martin’s will be open for Heritage Open Days on:
📅 Saturday 20 September (10am–4pm)
📅 Sunday 21 September (1pm–4pm)
💷 No booking required
Step in through the battered Norman doorway—and prepare to meet angels, demons, and a few determined architects: buff.ly/hL1KCEL
📅 Saturday 20 September (10am–4pm)
📅 Sunday 21 September (1pm–4pm)
💷 No booking required
Step in through the battered Norman doorway—and prepare to meet angels, demons, and a few determined architects: buff.ly/hL1KCEL
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Trump - having threatened more sanctions if no ceasefire - has now been bounced into agreeing thst Putin can continue to fight until there is a comprehensive settlement!
August 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Trump - having threatened more sanctions if no ceasefire - has now been bounced into agreeing thst Putin can continue to fight until there is a comprehensive settlement!
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Rachel Reeves was right about non-doms, and the right-wing press was wrong.
📊 Hollie Wright
📊 Hollie Wright
Rachel Reeves was right about non-doms
And the right-wing press was wrong.
www.newstatesman.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Rachel Reeves was right about non-doms, and the right-wing press was wrong.
📊 Hollie Wright
📊 Hollie Wright
Jersey Tiger Moth in the conservatory, released and resting on the hedge (north Essex). @savebutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Jersey Tiger Moth in the conservatory, released and resting on the hedge (north Essex). @savebutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Our recently fledged Blackbird siblings were out and about for breakfast this morning. The difference in their plumage is quite striking even though I think they are both females. #birds 🪶
August 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Our recently fledged Blackbird siblings were out and about for breakfast this morning. The difference in their plumage is quite striking even though I think they are both females. #birds 🪶
One of our garden's wood pigeon squabs resting up in the shade of the wisteria. @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #birds 🪶
August 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
One of our garden's wood pigeon squabs resting up in the shade of the wisteria. @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #birds 🪶