Gareth Davies
@garethjdavies.bsky.social
Christian. Theology, politics, culture. Seeking to understand, desiring reconciliation. Sport: #QPR #Middlesex Location: New Forest, England, UK
Could they campaign on behalf of Crewe for HS2?
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Could they campaign on behalf of Crewe for HS2?
For the budget, more economics Ed, Business Ed, Home Ed than Pol Ed. For the Spring Statement more Education Ed, Health Ed, Defence Ed than Pol Ed. These are their key moments to bring expertise, interpretation and application for the viewer/listener.
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
For the budget, more economics Ed, Business Ed, Home Ed than Pol Ed. For the Spring Statement more Education Ed, Health Ed, Defence Ed than Pol Ed. These are their key moments to bring expertise, interpretation and application for the viewer/listener.
Sorry, is he talking about the 2023 Tory Party Conference? Or the Spring Budget of 2024?
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sorry, is he talking about the 2023 Tory Party Conference? Or the Spring Budget of 2024?
Can you imagine the reaction on soc med to: 'I'm heading off to the Jesus College library for a couple of days to explore the arguments around nudge theory for healthcare' Yet most people had no clue in the 70s or 80s what their MP was up to!
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Can you imagine the reaction on soc med to: 'I'm heading off to the Jesus College library for a couple of days to explore the arguments around nudge theory for healthcare' Yet most people had no clue in the 70s or 80s what their MP was up to!
I think the enormous pressure to demonstrate to your constituents that you're working for them continually, on their issues, mitigates against wider reading and the development of long form arguments mediated via academic debate.
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I think the enormous pressure to demonstrate to your constituents that you're working for them continually, on their issues, mitigates against wider reading and the development of long form arguments mediated via academic debate.
A great advert for the House of Lords!
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A great advert for the House of Lords!
Have you seen this? www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/im-a...
I'm a Quiet Revival researcher. Here's what the critics are missing
Bible Society researcher Dr Rob Barward-Symmons hits back at claims made by Tim Wyatt that new Church of England attendance figures discredit the much talked about Quiet Revival report
www.premierchristianity.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Have you seen this? www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/im-a...
Of course the rise is not comparable to some of the revivals of the past- and people are free to quibble with the title- but it has provided a sound basis for increases that are being noted by church leaders around the country.
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Of course the rise is not comparable to some of the revivals of the past- and people are free to quibble with the title- but it has provided a sound basis for increases that are being noted by church leaders around the country.
This means there will be churches where there are few or no under 35s, the age groups growing the most. They therefore cannot see a rise for demographic reasons.
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This means there will be churches where there are few or no under 35s, the age groups growing the most. They therefore cannot see a rise for demographic reasons.
The report addresses the rise in attendance at both Catholic and Pentecostal Church services and contrasts this with Anglican (page 18). Anglican churches have a unique challenge with the parish system required to cover every person on every blade of grass in the nation.
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The report addresses the rise in attendance at both Catholic and Pentecostal Church services and contrasts this with Anglican (page 18). Anglican churches have a unique challenge with the parish system required to cover every person on every blade of grass in the nation.
MRP opinion polls for voting intention use similar sample sizes, I've never seen them called niche. Their sample is taken from across the whole population, as does this survey.
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
MRP opinion polls for voting intention use similar sample sizes, I've never seen them called niche. Their sample is taken from across the whole population, as does this survey.
Why do you call it a niche survey? It's a survey of over 13000 respondents conducted by YouGov, and the report tracks changes across the last 6 years.
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Why do you call it a niche survey? It's a survey of over 13000 respondents conducted by YouGov, and the report tracks changes across the last 6 years.
Dealing with the general awfulness of 2 hospitals, 3 care homes, social workers and now an NHS ICB for my M-I-Ls complex dementia care- I simply can't see how the government will make the NHS deliver for our ageing population without addressing social care. Mr Kinnock will be hearing from me soon.
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Dealing with the general awfulness of 2 hospitals, 3 care homes, social workers and now an NHS ICB for my M-I-Ls complex dementia care- I simply can't see how the government will make the NHS deliver for our ageing population without addressing social care. Mr Kinnock will be hearing from me soon.
It's a proper mainline station, reeking of the history and grandeur of the railways.
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's a proper mainline station, reeking of the history and grandeur of the railways.
And the 74-79 government were thrown out of power! (Other) reasons, of course
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
And the 74-79 government were thrown out of power! (Other) reasons, of course
He said they were all signed off by OBR
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
He said they were all signed off by OBR
Anyone currently in the hospital/social care minefield could put them straight. It is broken now; it would be devastated if their plans were enacted.
October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Anyone currently in the hospital/social care minefield could put them straight. It is broken now; it would be devastated if their plans were enacted.
Here I am with a relative in a care home, due to a forced discharge-to-assess placement for elderly care with complex needs, thinking: how on earth did a wealthy nation get here? And then I remember what an infantile conversation we had when Andy Burnham & then Theresa May suggested a way forward.
October 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Here I am with a relative in a care home, due to a forced discharge-to-assess placement for elderly care with complex needs, thinking: how on earth did a wealthy nation get here? And then I remember what an infantile conversation we had when Andy Burnham & then Theresa May suggested a way forward.
Certainly true. But without being coalition partners in government nor fighting the get Brexit done war, looks v safe!
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Certainly true. But without being coalition partners in government nor fighting the get Brexit done war, looks v safe!
Never forget Tim Farron!
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Never forget Tim Farron!
Quick Bobbie J!
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Quick Bobbie J!