Greg Smith
@gregcity3.bsky.social
It's all on my website.. https://gregsmith.synthasite.com/
Detailed account of what is happening with Reform at County Hall
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like
Nigel Farage’s party is gunning for power – so what is it like in the places where they’ve already got it? We embedded with Lancashire county council to find out what happens when rhetoric meets reali...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Detailed account of what is happening with Reform at County Hall
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
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The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
The Farage Apologists
The same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
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@hebagowayed.bsky.social on Trump’s rhetoric and policy of ethnic cleansing.
The ethnic cleansing of the US will destroy it | Heba Gowayed
Trump’s racist remarks on Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants reveals his vision for the US as a white Christian nation
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
@hebagowayed.bsky.social on Trump’s rhetoric and policy of ethnic cleansing.
youtu.be/9gbZRTczLYQ?... I guess watching this will stoo you getting a US visa.
False Christianity
YouTube video by Fr David
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
youtu.be/9gbZRTczLYQ?... I guess watching this will stoo you getting a US visa.
Is it really 11 years since I wrote this? And the housing crisis has got worse Tip of an Iceberg: A Christian Response to Winter Homelessness - William Temple Foundation share.google/ePDBVAsjpFaN...
Tip of an Iceberg: A Christian Response to Winter Homelessness - William Temple Foundation
How many homeless people are there across England this month? The short answer is too many. But no one really knows, because it is hard to get statistics, especially as […]
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December 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Is it really 11 years since I wrote this? And the housing crisis has got worse Tip of an Iceberg: A Christian Response to Winter Homelessness - William Temple Foundation share.google/ePDBVAsjpFaN...
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"Ending the two-child limit is vital, but you cannot end child poverty while excluding children from support because of their parents' immigration status. Every child deserves the same chance to thrive." @josephinewy.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
UK Government slammed for 'ignoring' migrants in child poverty plans
A CHARITY has slammed the UK Government for “ignoring” migrant children in its plan to tackle poverty.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"Ending the two-child limit is vital, but you cannot end child poverty while excluding children from support because of their parents' immigration status. Every child deserves the same chance to thrive." @josephinewy.bsky.social
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
www.thenational.scot/news/2567585...
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The talk that Joe Forde gave in Portsmouth has now been published in the link below.
www.stmarkssheffield.co.uk/Articles/729...
www.stmarkssheffield.co.uk/Articles/729...
Contemporary Challenges Relating to Church, State and Welfare
www.stmarkssheffield.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The talk that Joe Forde gave in Portsmouth has now been published in the link below.
www.stmarkssheffield.co.uk/Articles/729...
www.stmarkssheffield.co.uk/Articles/729...
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This is satire.. but it makes an important point
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is satire.. but it makes an important point
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new online course: ‘Hospitality, Vulnerability, Resilience: An Introduction to Working with Refugees and People with Lived Experience’.
25% EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
please click on the link below:
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25% EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
please click on the link below:
www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
new online course: ‘Hospitality, Vulnerability, Resilience: An Introduction to Working with Refugees and People with Lived Experience’.
25% EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
please click on the link below:
www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...
25% EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
please click on the link below:
www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...
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Hear from course convener Katya Braginskaia about what you can expect from our 'Hospitality, Vulnerability and Resilience' 3 week course running January- February.
Sign up this weekend for 40% off: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...
Sign up this weekend for 40% off: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hear from course convener Katya Braginskaia about what you can expect from our 'Hospitality, Vulnerability and Resilience' 3 week course running January- February.
Sign up this weekend for 40% off: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...
Sign up this weekend for 40% off: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1AWV... a really strong critique of Christian nationalism.
Redirecting...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
www.facebook.com/share/p/1AWV... a really strong critique of Christian nationalism.
The moon has a rainbow tonight
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The moon has a rainbow tonight
interculturalchurches.org/resources/ Useful resource hub
Resources - Intercultural Churches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kONNoPQvMSs
interculturalchurches.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
interculturalchurches.org/resources/ Useful resource hub
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Our latest Temple Book explores the resonance of the Faith in the City Report - which reviewed the social and economic challenges facing urban Britain and laid blame on neoliberal government policies - four decades later...
Read it for free: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
Read it for free: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Our latest Temple Book explores the resonance of the Faith in the City Report - which reviewed the social and economic challenges facing urban Britain and laid blame on neoliberal government policies - four decades later...
Read it for free: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
Read it for free: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
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"The Theos report [says that] in the two years after Liverpool FC signed the Muslim player Mohamed Salah, there were 18.9 per cent fewer hate crimes and a 53 per cent fall in anti-Muslim tweets among Liverpool fans. It is hard to hate your heroes." #RE #communitycohesion
Analysis: Religious education is not confined to the classroom
Improved mutual understanding aids community cohesion, writes Eve Poole
www.churchtimes.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"The Theos report [says that] in the two years after Liverpool FC signed the Muslim player Mohamed Salah, there were 18.9 per cent fewer hate crimes and a 53 per cent fall in anti-Muslim tweets among Liverpool fans. It is hard to hate your heroes." #RE #communitycohesion
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“Our faith communities help their local areas in many ways, promoting equality, social inclusion and community cohesion. As a government, we value the input from our faith communities" #Wales
Faith communities in Wales provide £250 million to Welsh economy, report finds
Volunteers have proliferated, a study by the Evangelical Alliance (EA) says
www.churchtimes.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Our faith communities help their local areas in many ways, promoting equality, social inclusion and community cohesion. As a government, we value the input from our faith communities" #Wales
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Today’s budget simply doesn’t meet the scale of the challenges facing our country. You can’t build strong public services while proposing migration policies that drive out the people who deliver them. You can’t cut waiting lists without doctors, nurses, carers, & support staff who make the NHS run.
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today’s budget simply doesn’t meet the scale of the challenges facing our country. You can’t build strong public services while proposing migration policies that drive out the people who deliver them. You can’t cut waiting lists without doctors, nurses, carers, & support staff who make the NHS run.
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Care must be taken to ensure that the “quiet revival” of Christianity in the UK is not “stolen from people” by a form of Christian nationalism, the general secretary of Churches Together in England, the Pentecostalist Bishop Mike Royal, has said
#quietrevival #churchnews #churchtimes
#quietrevival #churchnews #churchtimes
Take care that ‘quiet revival’ is not ‘stolen’ by a form of Christian nationalism, churches told
To avoid stifling growth, be discerning about English nationalist impulses, conference on ‘responding to the rebirth’ hears
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Care must be taken to ensure that the “quiet revival” of Christianity in the UK is not “stolen from people” by a form of Christian nationalism, the general secretary of Churches Together in England, the Pentecostalist Bishop Mike Royal, has said
#quietrevival #churchnews #churchtimes
#quietrevival #churchnews #churchtimes
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Published today ‘Faith in the City‘ 40 Years On: Theological, Historical and Contextual Movements"
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
Temple Books
Temple Books are accessible e-books of 30,000 words analysing key debates in religion and public life. Written by both established and up-and-coming authors, they engage theology with contemporary soc...
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Published today ‘Faith in the City‘ 40 Years On: Theological, Historical and Contextual Movements"
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/
religionunmuted.libsyn.com/site/princip... useful podcast
Religion Unmuted: Principled Pluralism
Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics, and Public Policy at the University of Bristol and recipient of the Boniuk Institute’s 2025 Senior Scholar Award. Modood joined Religion Unmuted to di...
religionunmuted.libsyn.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
religionunmuted.libsyn.com/site/princip... useful podcast
Re publication of my blog on the corrupt care system. Good news update, Precious begins a new job in a care home today.
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/prayer-care-...
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/prayer-care-...
Prayer, care and action: how Christians should respond to injustice - William Temple Foundation
We first met Precious two years ago when she turned up to morning worship. She had recently arrived with her nine year old child from one of Britain’s former colonies. […]
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Re publication of my blog on the corrupt care system. Good news update, Precious begins a new job in a care home today.
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/prayer-care-...
williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/prayer-care-...