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Dr Paul Overend

@pauloverend.bsky.social

Former priest and educator, living a semi-retired philosophical life as a writer and editor. 🌱 Editor of ‘Sofia’ in 2026 - https://sofn.uk/sofia/ 🦉 Co-editor of The Sea of Faith Network's 'A Philosophy of Life: The Spirituality of Don Cupitt' (out 2027)

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Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.social · 2w ago

Do you think this summer has woken up a lot of people to the climate crisis? I get the feeling it has to an extent - but also that people feel they can pick and choose what they believe - like they see it’s getting warmer and that’s bad, but don’t understand how catastrophically bad it’s

Dr Paul Overend@pauloverend.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.thenerve.news/p/caroline-l...

Caroline Lucas: The shocking climate reports the UK government didn't want you to see

The intelligence services now believe nature collapse is a security threat. For a cabinet determined to sacrifice the environment for growth, was that too uncomfortable a truth, asks the former Green ...

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THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 2w ago

Why did the British government suppress a report warning that ecosystem collapse must now be treated as a core national security threat? That’s what Caroline Lucas explores in a column for the Nerve and in her new podcast When Nature Becomes A Security Threat, from The Rest is Politics.

Dr Paul Overend@pauloverend.bsky.social · 3w ago

@adrianramsay.bsky.social also gave a powerful Commons speech — provoking much informed comment — ‘Extreme Heat: Preparedness‘, Hansard Volume 789, debated on Tuesday 14 July 2026. 👏🏼 hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...

Extreme Heat: Preparedness - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : ' Extreme Heat: Preparedness' on Tuesday 14 July 2026.

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Adrian Ramsay@adrianramsay.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today we're launching the Environment APPG's report on climate resilience. Climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse are already among the greatest threats to public safety. We need a Cabinet Office Minister for Adaptation to drive cross-government action. environmentappg.co.uk/publications...

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last mo.

Despite all the noise today I'd really like you to read this, as I think it's crucial. The government's in the process of p*ssing up to £264 billion into the ground, at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Yes, £264 *billion*. It's utterly mad, and has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot

There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Gladstone's Library@gladlib.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣 Gladstone's Library Scholarships: Applications for 2027 Now Open!📣 - Two new scholarships - 23 scholarships available - Go to our website -> Scholarships and Residencies for information and to apply APPLY NOW! Applications close at 11.45pm on Monday 3rd August 2026.

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Understanding Humanism@humanismedu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Are you looking for support with teaching about non-religious worldviews in RE? Our FREE online CPD webinars can help. Grow your subject knowledge and pick up practical ideas for the classroom. Primary on 23 June. Secondary on 25 June. 4-5pm. Register today! understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/

Understanding Humanism teacher training

We deliver teacher training about humanism to help with subject knowledge and practical ideas for the classroom. We can offer training as part of initial teacher training (ITT) and for continued profe...

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Religion Dispatches@religiondispatches.org · 3mo ago

the latest from RD: @roopikarisam.bsky.social on what makes Leo XIV's first encyclical so radical -- tracing AI back through histories of enslavement and exploitation, and repenting for the RCC's complicity in both religiondispatches.org/2026/05/26/l...

Leo XIV Links AI to Histories of Enslavement and Exploitation

Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical this week, on the 135th anniversary of his eponymous predecessor’s landmark Rerum Novarum, or Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor. And like Leo XIII befor...

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William Dalrymple@willdalrymple.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today is Nakba Day. You cannot understand what lies at the heart of conflict in the Middle East unless you understand what happened to 85% of Palestinians in 1948. Here Eugene Rogan explains how hundred of thousands ended up as homeless refugees in Gaza

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Richard Murphy@richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The bond market is being treated by the media as if it has a veto over any Labour move to the left. The media are, then, complicit in the whole conspiracy to make sure democracy cannot deliver what people want and need so that the wealthy might gain. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why the Bond Market Looms So Large Over British Politics

The cost of long-term UK government borrowing has touched the highest in almost three decades as speculation swirls over the future of Prime Minister Keir Starmer following his party’s heavy losses in...

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Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ben Habib to Paul Thorpe on donations to Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson from foreign based billionaire Christopher Harborne, "£14,000,000 to the Brexit party" "£5,000,000 payment that Farage took in 2024" "£1,000,000 to Boris Johnson" "£1,000,000 to Nigel Farage"