@hughfoy FRSA

Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief Volker Türk says the Home Office proscription restricts right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The polis Ewan the polis. I saw what looked like a 12 year old polis the other day! What is going on!!! 😂

“Persons would lead a most happy life if from their vocabulary they removed two words: mine and yours.”

Saint Aelred of Rievaulx

Holiday listening and the question is there a better intro than the intro to the stones “Gimme shelter”??? No it’s a masterpiece is the answer!

This morning, at approx. 10:10 a.m., the Holy Family Church in Gaza was struck by a shell, injuring civilians who had sought refuge in the compound. Among the wounded are two elderly women and three young people, some of whom were inside a Caritas psychosocial support tent
@caritaseuropa.bsky.social

👇 Good opinion piece in @theguardian.com from @liambyrnemp.bsky.social on the risks to our democracy posed by crypto donations. This is one of the unresolved issues highlighted in our analysis of yesterday's elections strategy. We urge the govt to include action on this in the new #ElectionsBill.

Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocide, says Médecins Sans Frontières UK executive director Dr Natalie Roberts

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"#Celtic was born out of famine and oppression, a product of colonial rule, death and the mass displacement of people. It is because of this history that Celtic fans are renowned for their empathy and solidarity; consistently siding with the oppressed and destitute." #Palestine

A cartoon man and woman with their fingers to their mouths, as if in deep thought.

On the weekend of #ChallengePoverty Week 2025, we'll have time to reflect on what we've learned through the week. It's a particular opportunity to recognise the important work of Scotland's faith groups in standing up for justice and equality.
www.povertyalliance.org/cpw/

As you listen to Bridget Phillipson remind yourself that Keir Starmer suspended 7 Labour MPs from the Parliamentary Labour Party for voting to lift kids out of poverty

UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action and opposing Gaza genocide Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism

Funny. I would have expected the "Free Speech Union" and the other self-proclaimed defenders of free expression to be all over this. But 🦗🦗🦗

How strange.

www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-arre...

Churches of the Global South Call for Climate Justice: resisting false solutions and standing for hope ENGLISH SPANISH PORTUGUESE On 1 July 2025, bishops from the episcopal conferences and councils of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean released a powerful joint appeal ahead of COP...

Something that hasn't made headlines yet is that this month the Catholic bishops of Africa, Latin America, and Asia jointly called, explicitly, for a *degrowth* alternative to capitalism. What does that mean? I'm teaching a class on it soon, but here's a quick thread.
www.cidse.org/2025/07/01/c...

Watching Dortmund v Monterrey in the middle of the night (can you tell I’m on holiday!) a product of a pain induced insomnia but a much better game than I anticipated!!

“If you love truth, be a lover of silence. Silence, like the sunlight, will illuminate you in God, and will unite you to God. Love silence: it brings you a fruit that tongue cannot describe. In the beginning we have to force ourselves to be silent.” Fr Kenneth Leech

The fundamental problem of political philosophy is still the one Spinoza saw so clearly (and that Wilhelm Reich discovered)why do people fight for their servitude as stubbornly as though it were their salvation”
DELEUZE

Would like to read the the one on theology and psychoanalysis Simon

Peter Capaldi with Franz Ferdinand at Glastonbury. Absolute joy!

12 Angry Men (1957) ⭐ 9.0 | Crime, Drama 1h 36m | Approved

www.imdb.com/title/tt0050... watched 12 Angry Men with our youngest last night.One of the great movies. Superb acting.

"I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after" Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

Perfectly expressed.

They'll be there. We invite you to be there too. Join the march for all of us! Edinburgh - 25 Oct. #WeDemandBetter scotland-demands-better.com

Why have Israeli military aircraft been landing at a UK air base? Israel’s air force recently undertook three flights from the Royal Air Force’s main base in Oxfordshire. Were they carrying arms?

The Israeli Air Force operated at least three transport flights from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire in October and November last year.

What were they doing?

www.declassifieduk.org/why-have-isr...

YouTube video by Darren Jalland Why, as a follower of Christ, I celebrate #Pride - Part 9: No LGB without the T

Why, as a follower of Christ, I celebrate #Pride - Part 9: No LGB without the T
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A photo of campaigners celebrating the repeal of section 28 in Scotland, on 21st June 2000. Five people are visible, some of them holding signs that say "Keep the clause didn't" and "Scrap the section did". Between them they are holding a large banner saying "Bye bye 28". The photo is taken on the Mound in Edinburgh, outside the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall, where the Scottish Parliament met at that time.

Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament abolishing section 28, the law from 1988 that banned the "promotion of homosexuality"

That was a watershed moment for the new Scottish Parliament

We've written a blog:

www.equality-network.org/section-28-h...

The pic is ppl celebrating

June 24 webinar: Honouring the past, advancing disarmament, and building a peaceful future On June 24, join Pax Christi International for an international webinar marking 80 years since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a time to remember, to reflect on our shared moral responsibility, and to renew our commitment to building a more just, peaceful, and nuclear-free world. The webinar will start at 8 AM Eastern / 5 AM Pacific (2 PM Brussels.)

Join Pax Christi International on June 24 for a webinar marking 80 years of action for nuclear disarmament. This is a time to remember, to reflect on our shared moral responsibility, and to renew our commitment to building a more just, peaceful, and nuclear-free world. Register at bit.ly/PCI24June.

DMA statement - Durham Miners Gala and Reform UK Reform UK have chosen to criticise us publicly for not inviting them to the Gala. They obviously don’t understand how this works, so we will explain...

Brilliant statement from the Durham Miners Association on why Reform is not welcome on the platform for the Durham Miners Gala
https://www.durhamminers.org/statement_durham_miners_gala_and_reform_uk

#OtD 16 Jun 1982 the Bradford 12, on trial for defending their community from fascists, were found not guilty. Their trial revealed mass police negligence in stopping racist attacks & established the rights of POC to self-defence. Learn more in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2019/09/18/e...

Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’ Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.