Phil Groom
@philgroom.bsky.social
Boats, books, canals, chocolate, coffee, church and the South West Coast Path. Previously known as notbovvered on Twitter. Green, trying to be greener. Prostate cancer survivor: men, get yourselves checked, the risk is real!
https://philgroom.wordpress.com
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Just bagged a copy of @h3nrymartin.bsky.social’s #DogLeadsToGod at #HalfPrice in the #DLTBooks #Christmas #Sale! All books on both websites now 50% off with the promo code Xmas25: don’t miss out!
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#BookSky #Christian #LGBT #Spirituality ✝️
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If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
A Sunday Musing
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November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
Austerity has been a consistent lodestone on prosperity
UBI, paid for by a progressive tax hike on Estate/Capital Gains and high income tax would do FAR more for the UK's economy
But no, let's keep hoarding!
Join us, friends: it’s the only way
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BREAKING:
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Join us, friends: it’s the only way
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November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
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A calm, misty morning in Salisbury ☁️
📸 Martin Cook
📸 Martin Cook
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A calm, misty morning in Salisbury ☁️
📸 Martin Cook
📸 Martin Cook
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#MorningPrayer
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
#MorningPrayer
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
You call us, Lord Jesus,
to follow you,
and be sent out by you
into the world
to share your love
in our words, works and ways.
Give us the faith and courage
to meet what we find
in grace and peace,
guided by you
in all we think, say and do,
bringing all your peace.
Also good for #NightPrayer
#MorningPrayer
You know us, Lord;
each of us personally and by name,
better than we know ourselves.
You call us to follow you,
to follow the way of your kingdom,
to follow your summons
into your work and mission.
Help us in our openness to your call,
and the sharing of your love.
You know us, Lord;
each of us personally and by name,
better than we know ourselves.
You call us to follow you,
to follow the way of your kingdom,
to follow your summons
into your work and mission.
Help us in our openness to your call,
and the sharing of your love.
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Also good for #NightPrayer
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Seen at our local Methodist Church. I love it! All churches and charities should cherish and support their volunteers, involving them in decision-making and respecting psychological contracts. Not treating them as second-class paid staff. Not dumping them suddenly when 'inconvenient'. #CofEPeeps
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Seen at our local Methodist Church. I love it! All churches and charities should cherish and support their volunteers, involving them in decision-making and respecting psychological contracts. Not treating them as second-class paid staff. Not dumping them suddenly when 'inconvenient'. #CofEPeeps
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Bluesky Special: if you'd like a free copy (in any format) of my new book, just send a DM.
Chapter 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6a47...
Chapter 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6a47...
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Bluesky Special: if you'd like a free copy (in any format) of my new book, just send a DM.
Chapter 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6a47...
Chapter 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6a47...
Jewish Bloc Assembly point
Junction of Mount Street and Park Street W1K 2SH
From 12.00
Settler attacks on the West Bank continue and intensify
The carnage in Gaza continues
Britain keeps arming Israel
We must tell them to STOP
Junction of Mount Street and Park Street W1K 2SH
From 12.00
Settler attacks on the West Bank continue and intensify
The carnage in Gaza continues
Britain keeps arming Israel
We must tell them to STOP
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Jesus, refugee,
helper of the poor,
helper of the helpless,
of the hungry,
of the marginalised,
help us to be helpers like you:
help us to turn away from hatred,
from division
from fear.
#Jesus #Refugee
#RefugeesWelcome
#Prayer
helper of the poor,
helper of the helpless,
of the hungry,
of the marginalised,
help us to be helpers like you:
help us to turn away from hatred,
from division
from fear.
#Jesus #Refugee
#RefugeesWelcome
#Prayer
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Jesus, refugee,
helper of the poor,
helper of the helpless,
of the hungry,
of the marginalised,
help us to be helpers like you:
help us to turn away from hatred,
from division
from fear.
#Jesus #Refugee
#RefugeesWelcome
#Prayer
helper of the poor,
helper of the helpless,
of the hungry,
of the marginalised,
help us to be helpers like you:
help us to turn away from hatred,
from division
from fear.
#Jesus #Refugee
#RefugeesWelcome
#Prayer
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If a just and lasting peace is to be secured, it is Ukrainian voices - not Donald Trump's, not those of Russian aggressors - which need to be front and centre in all discussions on Ukraine's future.
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If a just and lasting peace is to be secured, it is Ukrainian voices - not Donald Trump's, not those of Russian aggressors - which need to be front and centre in all discussions on Ukraine's future.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fairness for farmers. You know it makes sense, so how about asking your MP to back it?
www.transform-trade.org/fairness-for...
#Fairness #Farmers #FairnessForFarmers
Via @transform-trade.org
www.transform-trade.org/fairness-for...
#Fairness #Farmers #FairnessForFarmers
Via @transform-trade.org
Fairness for Farmers — Transform Trade
www.transform-trade.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Fairness for farmers. You know it makes sense, so how about asking your MP to back it?
www.transform-trade.org/fairness-for...
#Fairness #Farmers #FairnessForFarmers
Via @transform-trade.org
www.transform-trade.org/fairness-for...
#Fairness #Farmers #FairnessForFarmers
Via @transform-trade.org
#DangerZack oh yes: bring him on 💚💚💚
We say tax the super rich.
The super rich with those who protect them say I'm dangerous.
If you want to lower bills and tax billionaires - take on power & wealth: join.greenparty.org.uk
(Ps what are Channel 4 doing with this image!?)
The super rich with those who protect them say I'm dangerous.
If you want to lower bills and tax billionaires - take on power & wealth: join.greenparty.org.uk
(Ps what are Channel 4 doing with this image!?)
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#DangerZack oh yes: bring him on 💚💚💚
#RealityCheck from @krishk.com on how our taxes are spent, a breakdown via the BBC of £100 — “sometimes the loudest issues aren’t the largest ones.”
www.facebook.com/512206476/po...
www.facebook.com/512206476/po...
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#RealityCheck from @krishk.com on how our taxes are spent, a breakdown via the BBC of £100 — “sometimes the loudest issues aren’t the largest ones.”
www.facebook.com/512206476/po...
www.facebook.com/512206476/po...
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Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is Labour being outflanked by Polanski and Farage? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
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#MorningPrayer
When we struggle, Lord,
with the circumstances
and pressures of life,
when issues are overwhelming,
when we cannot see the way ahead,
and when hope seems extinct,
remind us of your presence with us,
that we may reach out to you
in the assurance of your love for us.
When we struggle, Lord,
with the circumstances
and pressures of life,
when issues are overwhelming,
when we cannot see the way ahead,
and when hope seems extinct,
remind us of your presence with us,
that we may reach out to you
in the assurance of your love for us.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#MorningPrayer
When we struggle, Lord,
with the circumstances
and pressures of life,
when issues are overwhelming,
when we cannot see the way ahead,
and when hope seems extinct,
remind us of your presence with us,
that we may reach out to you
in the assurance of your love for us.
When we struggle, Lord,
with the circumstances
and pressures of life,
when issues are overwhelming,
when we cannot see the way ahead,
and when hope seems extinct,
remind us of your presence with us,
that we may reach out to you
in the assurance of your love for us.
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I don't know why immigrants don't just go on strike. See how long the racists can cope without GP surgeries, nursing, deliveries, food being picked, clothes being made, warehouses being staffed, software being maintained, houses being built...
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I don't know why immigrants don't just go on strike. See how long the racists can cope without GP surgeries, nursing, deliveries, food being picked, clothes being made, warehouses being staffed, software being maintained, houses being built...
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“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Clearing out a few books 📚 …yes, I know, dreadful, but gotta be done to make room for the new ones. Open to reasonable offers. We’ll start with The Mishnah, £50, more details on Farcebook marketplace:
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Clearing out a few books 📚 …yes, I know, dreadful, but gotta be done to make room for the new ones. Open to reasonable offers. We’ll start with The Mishnah, £50, more details on Farcebook marketplace:
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...
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Excellent news, Sue Marsh is writing again. Underclass looks to be a substack worth following underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to UNDERCLASS
An introduction
underclass.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Excellent news, Sue Marsh is writing again. Underclass looks to be a substack worth following underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
C’mon #BlueSky — everyone give @suey2y.bsky.social a warm welcome and a follow 🙌
Coo-ee! I'm here.
I need to find all my old friends from the Other Place
I need to find all my old friends from the Other Place
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
C’mon #BlueSky — everyone give @suey2y.bsky.social a warm welcome and a follow 🙌
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I started writing again.
underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
I heard it was nicer here and people might actually see some of the things I post.
Please read, enjoy, share and subscribe
underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
I heard it was nicer here and people might actually see some of the things I post.
Please read, enjoy, share and subscribe
Welcome to UNDERCLASS
An introduction
underclass.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I started writing again.
underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
I heard it was nicer here and people might actually see some of the things I post.
Please read, enjoy, share and subscribe
underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
I heard it was nicer here and people might actually see some of the things I post.
Please read, enjoy, share and subscribe