Dan James

There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today

I may be late to this party, but not enough people are talking about how absolutely perfect BBC's Mum is/was. A genuinely hilarious and moving and brilliantly acted and written show. 3 series is not enough, but somehow perfectly right. Get on it people. #BBCMum

One of my students, 13, once said to me (god knows why) 'I hate immigrants.’
I said calmly 'I'm an immigrant' & he went red and apologised.
I said 'It's ok but watch this.'
Asked my form (who just thought I was being random as usual - didn't want to humiliate him) how many of their parents- (1/3)

After a gruelling bootcamp 133 Cardinals have made it through to judges houses. There they will compete to see who will make it to the live shows. Louis for the Over 25’s, Simon also for the Over 25’s and Danii Minogue for the groups (all of whom are over 25).

Louder!!

We’re not here to make converts We’re here to make disciples. Much popular preaching in the section of Matthew 28 that we’re taken to calling ‘the Great Commission’ gets my goat. It can amount to an exhortation to get the punters in by any means necessary as though the most important thing we’re doing is introducing new people to Jesus. Here’s the thing, Jesus tells us to go in all the earth…

The Great Commission is a call to make disciples, not converts.

News from the UK on the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism on VE Day

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

[smoke in the Vatican turns orange]
Cardinal [shaking fist]: "JUST STOP OOOOIIILLL!!"

Photo of a guy in front of a wall mid-painting. Text reads: “Don’t Fret, Local Street Art Legend Who Championed The Underdog, Dies At 36”

thanks, i’m calm now

I managed to get 2 tickets to see @nickmohammed.bsky.social in Leicester in November, so I'm selling on the 2 tickets I had to see him in Northampton this month (23rd May)! Face value, front row - anyone want them, let me know and I can link you to the right SeeTickets place!

School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’ The analysts behind the calculation say professionals like doctors and lawyers are being priced out

If I exclude from my income all my expenses I'm earning less than the minimum wage. This is a disgrace. I blame the government.

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Agreed! A special show that I'm conflicted about whether a sequel would be
a) brilliant & wanted
or
b) awful and ruin it.

Found myself really emotionally engaged, and the writing/plot felt safe and 'predictable' - in the right kind of ways. Brilliant show. I hope it gets huge!

The minute I met my wife I knew I would make her mine. And within only six weeks I had her working in the family tin mine

If you enjoy bittersweet comedy, then you may enjoy this web series I created, now all on BlueSky. It's been compared to Marion & Geoff which was a little bit lovely.

Follow the below thread to watch the whole thing 👇❤️

Best drinking it straight from the can, if you put it in glasses it's unrecognisable.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Three years ago, our warriors liberated Bucha from the Russian occupiers. And the world saw what the Russian occupation truly is: people killed in the streets, people tortured, graves in the yards.

Ukraine is fighting for the lives of its people.

Statement by Starmer on showing adolescence

You know what I’d call for if I was prime minister - more funding of youth clubs , extracurricular activities, and mental health support - but showing a film looks like concern while costing very little

To get a contract to 2042, that's some serious play time.

It's the curse of aging eh? I've got the solution: Just stick a mango and a matchstick to the card and see what she does. Like that experiment with the monkeys and typewriter.

But her a vape? Could be a new hobby too?

You could buy her a packet of fags as a kind of 'apology with interest'?

Just a reminder that I do not wish to be contacted to perform any dental work between now and January. Thank you.

William Shatner is 94
Here’s what was going through his mind as he boldly went where a small group of people went before. Humble & haunting.

I saw a UK evangelical leader post (on Facebook, yesterday) about the unique spiritual and social revivals that evangelicals experienced and cultivated in the 18th century - Wilberforce was specifically mentioned. I’m sick of this kind of narrative, when it’s just not true

The problem with this country is it's run by those who would deprive disabled people of money they need before they would deprive rich people of money they don't need

Shopfront resembles the shopfront from Mr Benn. Red Knight, navy uniform etc

the shopfront from Mr Benn. Red Knight, navy uniform etc

Pulled up at a traffic light in some small Swiss town and...
..wait... what?

#MrBenn

Bob Mortimer - Would I Lie To You?

I once saw a post saying Penelope Keith killed JFK and I posted it on social media thinking it was real.

When my kids ask where mommy is, I explain that she went up to heaven. That way they're super-excited when she gets back from the gym.

Great to see so much praise for a groundbreaking TV show Adolescence, but I only have it in me to watch comfort TV atm. I've only really had it in me to watch comfort TV for about the last five years, and I honestly can't see that changing soon.

Would love some groundbreaking comfort TV instead.