Martin Johnstone

hopeful about faith, passionate about overcoming poverty, concerned about communities. Nearly all my own thoughts!

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

“Live well and the times will be good. We are the times.” (St Augustine)

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

@Number10cat Certainly making sure that you are fed is important. And more important than feeding the media’s apparent insatiable appetite for titbits of what they claim to be news.

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

@Number10cat King of England?

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I laughed out loud ....

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Tunnocks got the sponsorship deal again I see

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

I remember eating with the two of you before a referendum debate in Glasgow and having a deep sense of gratitude that there was so much more that united us than divided us.

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

I am devastated to hear of the death of Jim Wallace, a good and principled man, who gave so much to the service of Orkney and Shetland, to the Liberal Democrats and to Scotland. I valued his friendship and extend my sympathy to Rosie and her family. https://t.co/fy0z23ZX73

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

A blessing on inner darkness https://t.co/2hxO8nxn6n

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

At some point we need to stand up to bullies …

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

@hadestown is pretty spectacular down there. Even from the rows of the gods …. 🤣

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

The Bombs of Anti-Christmas https://t.co/E8v8gtJLGB

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

As #DonaldTrump sues the @BBCNews for defamation, @rutgerbregman notion of the “survival of the shameless” seems apt.

[Poverty Truth Network @povertytruthnet]

How did the Poverty Truth Network begin, and what makes our approach different?

This short film traces how local Poverty Truth Commissions emerged, the Network grew, and why people meeting as people sits at the heart of it all. #PovertyTruthNetwork
https://t.co/GHa5NfZ4La

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

“The scale of what we need to do to make the internet work for us is daunting, but it is achievable – especially if we break it down into getting lots of smaller things done, rather than trying to rebuild the communications backbone of the world all in one go.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

“Technology companies often coach us to expect one big fix. History tells us to look for lots of smaller one, if we actually want sustainable change.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem

[Poverty Truth Network @povertytruthnet]

Curious what being part of a Poverty Truth Commission feels like?
We asked Commissioners what they’d say to someone thinking of joining, and their answers say a lot.

▶️ Find out more here: https://t.co/AYk29LWusb

#PovertyTruthNetwork #PovertyTruthCommissions

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

“If the internet is a tool for creating wealth, creating networks and creating communication, it’s currently in the hands of the elite.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

“… the tech giants can outspend even the world’s largest competition authorities.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

“Facebook not only made the move to buy WhatsApp for a jaw-dropping $19 billion, but it bought the analytics app that had given it the edge in spotting and quashing a potential rival too. And no one was there to stop it, or even to question it. No one ever is.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

The internet has only just entered its 6th decade: there are 1.7 billion people alive on the planet who were born before its invention. It’s only been a mass phenomenon for 20 years.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem

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I’ve got to the end of @jamesrbuk #TheSystem and would deeply recommend it to anyone trying to understand “who owns the internet, and how it owns us.”

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

It has been a tough day for those who have been nurtured in faith in this place over many years.

[Martin Johnstone @MartinAtTheEdge]

Historic Glasgow church destroyed in overnight blaze https://t.co/Ubvf4Rr2U6