Today I had the utter privilege of reading poems from “Poetry of the Holocaust” with @CanningDavid , Rosie & Ruth at Colchester’s Holocaust Memorial Day. This horrific period of history needs to be remembered. We cannot, not should we, ever forget #HolocaustMemorialDay
@alzheimerssoc It’s a constant battle to get the correct care and support. After being without a social worker for over 6 months, after hitting crisis, and then some, we have a proactive SW. But we have had to wait and wait for this. And this has drastically impacte our mental health so much
"I have accepted Keir Starmer's resignation as my chief servant and have invited Andy Burnham to lay out details for how many meals a day he'll give me"
VINDICATED BUT STILL BLACKLISTED: The Archbishop of Canterbury, @JustinWelby ‘misunderstood the scope of his powers’, a senior Church legal officer for clergy discipline has found, after he repeatedly tried to block a serious complaint of misconduct being investigated over a bishop blacklisting an ordained @churchofengland chaplain.
The story exposes how Justin Welby and the Bishop of Derby, Rt. Rev Libby Lane have repeatedly misused safeguarding processes to uphold an illegitimate ban on Dr Bernard Randall’s ministry.
After giving a sermon in a CofE chapel in a school with a CofE ethos which reflected the CofE's teaching on marriage, Dr Randall was reported to Prevent and eventually sacked.
Worse was to follow, however, when the Derby diocese’s safeguarding team, under the watch of the bishop, blacklisted him as a safeguarding risk to children because of his orthodox Christian beliefs.
No evidence has ever been produced that Bernard is a risk or that he has done anything wrong. It has been revealed that the diocese departed from official guidance without explaining why and even concluded that the Bible's teaching itself is a 'risk-factor.'
Bernard has not given a sermon or worked in church ministry since.
Now it’s been revealed that Gregory Jones KC, acting on behalf of the President of Tribunals, has said that the Archbishop of Canterbury was ‘plainly wrong’ to dismiss Bernard’s subsequent complaint over how the safeguarding process was handled.
The President of Tribunals, Dame Sarah Asplin then said that the safeguarding procedure used against Bernard was "flawed" and “highly unsatisfactory”.
Six months later, Bernard has still not been contacted by the Bishop of Derby and there is no sign of him being given his licence back.
This has made it impossible for Bernard to continue working as a chaplain or in other Christian ministry and he has been unfairly forced into finding other work to support his family.
It’s time for the Church of England to give Bernard his life back. He’s been punished for nothing more than upholding his Christian beliefs, which are fully in accordance with Church of England doctrine.
Find out more https://t.co/1oX1Rm16EQ
@TheLastLeg Being in the Olympic Stadium and watching Hannah Cockcroft race, win a gold medal and proudly cry whilst singing the national anthem #paramoment
@Elemjay1 @JMPSimor You’re more than welcome, at any time, to come and visit us, to see we’re not bound by rules, by do’s and don’t s. Come and be loved ❤️
@Elemjay1 @JMPSimor There’s a difference between faith & religion, & that applies to all. You can’t just say it’s the CofE, it’s the Christian religion. Other religions impose their rules. Faith is a life lived knowing that we are fallible, that we’re not above anyone…
This is absolutely disgusting @hm sexualising primary school girls like this is abhorrent. Whoever wrote that comment needs sacked. And probably their hard drive searched if they think this is ok 🤮
Saying this is really hard. I'm currently in hospital (day 4) after attempting to end my life. It's been a horrific blur. What happened still feels trivial to me despite ending up in resus and then intensive care. I have no more fight left in me. I don't see how anyone can help