Neil Manthorpe
@neildm63.bsky.social
Trying to be a better ally - progressive Christian - birder - railway geek - among other things
I wouldn’t blanket follow this list- some very good names on it but also a couple with some transphobic posts- but it’s a great list to scroll down.
Jon Phillips@jowiph.bsky.social · 2d agoGiven all the discussion of Cofnas et al these last few days, seems like a good time to remind people that I have a starter pack of people who work on (and against) scientific racism you can use to find more relevant people to follow
Bonner is fabulous.
American Birding Association@aba.org · 3d agoNew podcast episode! Nashville-based singer/song-writer Bonner Black is confidently making her way in the worlds of both music and birding. Her fourth studio project is a 5-song EP titled "Little Bird in a Big Sky," which releases on August 20th. Listen here: www.aba.org/little-bird-...
I’m helping save Coul Links. Will you? Coul Links is a beautiful and unique wildlife habitat in the Scottish Highlands. But it is threatened once again with development. Join me in urging Scottish Ministers to say no to this damaging application. action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...
Save Coul Links!
Your voice could help save this precious habitat from a new threat of development.
action.rspb.org.uk
The lovely Rapido Trains UK Midland Railway 483 Class 4-4-0 locomotives are now in stock at both our Guildford and Camborne shops and online here www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/c/1729/Rapid...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...? Stephen arrived in Newham at the same time as I did. We didn't always see eye to eye, but I spent many Saturday afternoons with him and others on the North Bank at Upton Park. In later years I came to appreciate his contribution to urban ministry.
Obituary: The Rt Revd Stephen Lowe
‘He was visionary, a risk-taker, a prophet, and a loyal friend’
churchtimes.co.uk
The death of the sociologist and former Cambridge professor Dr Jason Arday suggests that Britain “is lowering its standards — not of academic rigour but of basic human decency”, the Bishop of Croydon, Dr Rosemarie Mallett, has said. #ChurchNews
Bishop of Croydon speaks of ‘despair and fear’ after death of Dr Jason Arday
THE death of the sociologist and former Cambridge professor Dr Jason Arday suggests that Britain “is lowering its standards — not of academic rigour but of basic human decency”, the Bishop of Croydon, Dr Rosemarie Mallett, has said. Dr Arday, 41, ...
churchtimes.co.uk
St Rognvald, patron* of board-game geeks. * Not officially as far as I know, but he should be.
St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney@stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social · 4d agoToday is the Feast of St Rognvald, our dynamic, poetic, adventurous, handsome, cathedral-building Norwegian Earl of Orkney. Skål!
A quartet of covered vans, D1433s from Rapido Trains UK and D1458s from Bachmann It’s been a busy few weeks on the wagon front with new SR arrivals from both Rapido Trains UK and Bachmann Europe. For more details click below southern-railway.com/2026/08/20/a...
A quartet of covered vans, D1433s from Rapido Trains UK and D1458s from Bachmann
It’s been a busy few weeks on the wagon front with new SR arrivals from both Rapido Trains UK and Bachmann Europe. Firstly from Rapido Trains UK The all new tooled, announced in November 202…
southern-railway.com
If the PM is going to achieve this, then he needs to have some serious words with the Home Office. Kicking refugees out of Home Office accommodation with only a few weeks' notice and no support leaves thousands facing homelessness after a positive asylum decision www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I won’t abandon anyone to sleep rough on our streets. That’s my £442m promise | Andy Burnham
Today we begin our drive to get everyone in for Christmas. And it will be for local communities up and down the land to decide how best to do it, says prime minister Andy Burnham
theguardian.com
I went to speak to a children’s literature professor about what I thought was a lighthearted topic: her new book on the politics of Paddington. But as a friend of Jason Arday, she quickly made it clear just how scared academics of colour are today to speak freely thanks to race hate in the UK media
Race hate means 'Paddington politics' Scottish professor is now 'scared to speak'
Melanie Ramdarshan Bold is an expert on the cultural significance of Paddington. She tells our Writer at Large that the current climate means she…
heraldscotland.com
#pointless - would it be rude to suggest that universities and poets laureate are pointless by definition
An archive developed by Writers Against the War on Gaza serves as a digital memorial for the around 240 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023.
New Digital Archive Honors Gaza Journalists Killed by Israel
The project developed by the Writers Against the War on Gaza serves as a digital memorial for the around 240 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023.
hyperallergic.com
Its not the main thing, but it still strikes just how much the transphobes spent years claiming to be anti-establishment.
Robin Ince@robinince.bsky.social · last wk.It’s been very odd biting the bullet & revealing details only my closest friends knew about was going on around monkey cage over last few years - and now I wait for the next lot of attacks but I also know there will be solidarity www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...
How good it was to preach about the Blessed Prophetic, Courageous, Faithful Mary this morning
Don't think the gull travelled with us back to Cairnryan - had a great time in #NorthernIreland on the north coast
Tonight on BBC 4 there is is going to be a Bill Oddie Night starting at 7pm with the following programmes. 7pm The Best Of Bill Oddie Goes Wild 7.30pm Birding With Bill Oddie 8pm Bill Oddie’s Top Ten Birds. It will be a fitting tribute to the man.
And now the investigation into the £5 million secretly-gifted by an ‘economic migrant’ recommences. If nothing else has been achieved with this daft by-election, the idea that Farage is some sort of master strategist has been put to bed. It’s easy to look good when you’re getting free passes galore.
'Human beings are actually created for the transcendent, for the sublime, for the beautiful, for the truthful… and all of us are given the task of trying to make this world a little more hospitable to these beautiful things.' -Desmond Tutu *** Slovenia, ph. by Andre A.
This add is outstanding. Pawpaw is spot on!
James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2w agoWe just dropped our newest ad — and this one’s special. It features my PawPaw — a Baptist preacher who taught me to follow the two great commandments: love God & love neighbor. Those teachings led me to public service and they’re why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.
Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included? What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford? Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris? Let's take a look👀 🧵 1/22
waffles’ best trick is that if you want him to lay down somewhere, you just place his little blanket in the exact spot it’s like his wireless charging base
Trial collapses against two Scottish gamekeepers accused of killing Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park ⚖️ My commentary on the seeming absurdity of the legal process in this case 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/06/t...
Trial collapses against two Scottish gamekeepers accused of killing Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park
On Monday 20 July 2026, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, all charges were dropped against two gamekeepers who had been on trial for the alleged shooting of Red Kites, as well as alleged firearms offences…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
Because heat makes things expand, that's why summer has felt so long this year. As things cool off in September time will begin to contract.
In a world where everyone wants to be the radiant sun ☀️, dare to be the quiet yet indispensable moon 🌙. The sun bestows warmth and light by day, but the moon is the one that gently illuminates the darkest nights and offers solace—solace found not only in the radiance but also in the shadows.
Full Moon Over Water at Night
ALT: Full Moon Over Water at Night
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The Nigel Farage Controversies. It’s not just the £5m and Cottrell, his whole career has been scandal ridden.
📢 ASSOCIATE EDITORS WANTED Join us! IBIS is looking for Associate Editors to join our editorial team and support the peer review process Read more and complete the application form: bou.org.uk/ibis/vaca... #ornithology 🪶
Our next exhibition, open from Tuesday 15 September to Monday 11 January, will be 'Hill Drawings' by Melvyn Robinson (1933-2025) The paintings incorporate a drawing style inspired by hill figures such as the Cerne Abbas Giant and the Uffington White Horse. www.efdss.org/whats-on/159...
