MWenham
@mwenham.bsky.social
Writer; retired and disabled (MND); ex editor, teacher, priest; Francophile, book-lover, nature-lover
Can this be true? Is the UK actually holding peaceful protesters in prison without trial - at Christmas time? Sounds like the worst kind of police state. #palestineactionprotest
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers ‘may die without Lammy’s intervention’
Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say health of their jailed clients is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
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December 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Can this be true? Is the UK actually holding peaceful protesters in prison without trial - at Christmas time? Sounds like the worst kind of police state. #palestineactionprotest
Thank goodness for @stellacreasy.bsky.social, @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social et al for resisting the toxic trend that Labour is following.
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thank goodness for @stellacreasy.bsky.social, @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social et al for resisting the toxic trend that Labour is following.
Some of us discovered this half a century ago.
‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms
‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms
Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard
Act 1. Scene 1. A classroom in a secondary school in Peterborough. It is a dreary, wet afternoon. Pupils file into the room, take their seats and face the front.
These year 10 English students at Ormiston Bushfield academy are taking part in a workshop about Macbeth, part of a new curriculum devised by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to bring the Bard’s works to life in the UK’s slightly stuffy classrooms. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Some of us discovered this half a century ago.
I'm puzzled by what Trump would want to sue the BBC for: reputational damage? Really? And doesn't the White House run the risk of a counterclaim for defamation with Ms Leavitt's claim 'that the BBC was “100% fake news” and a “propaganda machine...”' ? 100%?
With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global
With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global
US president’s latest media target comes from across the pond as he continues to scrutinize coverage he does not like
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I'm puzzled by what Trump would want to sue the BBC for: reputational damage? Really? And doesn't the White House run the risk of a counterclaim for defamation with Ms Leavitt's claim 'that the BBC was “100% fake news” and a “propaganda machine...”' ? 100%?
Odd how @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social seems to take a special interest in oil/mineral-rich nations...
Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings
Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings
The African nation denied that Christians are being persecuted.
dlvr.it
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Odd how @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social seems to take a special interest in oil/mineral-rich nations...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... Presumably what next is offering to the POTUS - at a price...
Louvre museum robbery: how the thieves broke in, what they stole and what happens next
French culture ministry says eight pieces were stolen – but crown of Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugénie, was dropped by the fleeing thieves
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... Presumably what next is offering to the POTUS - at a price...
I so much identify with the Moody family receiving this diagnosis. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis.... It is tough. #MND,
Lewis Moody: MND
Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody discusses his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease, a condition causing messages from the brain to gradually stop reaching the muscles
www.bbc.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I so much identify with the Moody family receiving this diagnosis. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis.... It is tough. #MND,
The new Archbishop: mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/10/at-l...
At last! A new ABC...
It's been a long time coming, but yesterday it came, the announcement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury to succeed the much maligned Just...
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October 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The new Archbishop: mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/10/at-l...
I quite like them both!
Can’t believe they didn’t give it to Taylor Swift
BREAKING: The next Archbishop of Canterbury is to be the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London since 2018, Downing Street has announced. She is to be the first woman to hold the post
#archbishopofcanterbury #nextABC #Archbishop106
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
#archbishopofcanterbury #nextABC #Archbishop106
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
October 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I quite like them both!
Good for you, @TrinityCollegeDublin. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
'I have survivor's guilt' - student from Gaza in Dubin
Ireland is to the fore in managing to evacuate students from the war zone in Gaza.
www.rte.ie
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Good for you, @TrinityCollegeDublin. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Unbelievable - or utterly believable - the #BBC leads this morning on #Trump's irresponsible nonscience about paracetamol and MMR vaccines
Trump makes unproven claims linking autism to Tylenol use by pregnant women
Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise | Gordon Brown
Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise | Gordon Brown
Homes without heating, bedrooms without beds. If we are to offer any hope to the children of austerity, the next few weeks will be decisive, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise | Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 'The war, he suggests, could and should have been avoided. “It is all so unnecessary.”' Yes, Prince Harry - always true (almost). #war, #peace
‘My conscience is clear’: Prince Harry on Ukraine, his family and the media
Exclusive: The duke talks about the cost of war, his portrayal in the press and boxing as the Guardian joins him on a visit to Kyiv
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 'The war, he suggests, could and should have been avoided. “It is all so unnecessary.”' Yes, Prince Harry - always true (almost). #war, #peace
Watching ‘Terminally Ill Adults
(End of Life) Bill’ inUK House of Lords. Passionate opposing speech by Baroness Nicholson affirming life. #assistedsuicide
(End of Life) Bill’ inUK House of Lords. Passionate opposing speech by Baroness Nicholson affirming life. #assistedsuicide
September 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Watching ‘Terminally Ill Adults
(End of Life) Bill’ inUK House of Lords. Passionate opposing speech by Baroness Nicholson affirming life. #assistedsuicide
(End of Life) Bill’ inUK House of Lords. Passionate opposing speech by Baroness Nicholson affirming life. #assistedsuicide
A straightforward statement from a straightforward and honourable mother imho www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Angela Rayner’s full statement on her stamp duty underpayment
Deputy PM reveals details of family situation and discusses legal advice she says she received over purchase of Hove flat
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A straightforward statement from a straightforward and honourable mother imho www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Profound Thought for the Day,on Wednesday, about phobias being not innate but learned fears. Then the BBC apologised.😳No, Mr Jenrick, Krish Kandiah didn't call you a "racist". Is that yr own description of someone who fears strangers? But if the cap fits... Spineless BBC!
#BBC, #xenophobia, #Jenrick
#BBC, #xenophobia, #Jenrick
BBC apologises over Thought for the Day ‘xenophobia’ claim against Jenrick
Corporation says Krish Kandiah’s criticism of senior Tory not appropriate for faith-based radio segment
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Profound Thought for the Day,on Wednesday, about phobias being not innate but learned fears. Then the BBC apologised.😳No, Mr Jenrick, Krish Kandiah didn't call you a "racist". Is that yr own description of someone who fears strangers? But if the cap fits... Spineless BBC!
#BBC, #xenophobia, #Jenrick
#BBC, #xenophobia, #Jenrick
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From taxing private jets to closing offshore loopholes, and more.
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
How to raise £60 billion for public services: our ten tax reforms
The UK’s super-rich have accumulated record levels of wealth in recent years, while our public services have been decimated and inequality has soared.
taxjustice.uk
August 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From taxing private jets to closing offshore loopholes, and more.
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
Will the UK government act? It's about time surely? #starvation
As scholars of genocide, we demand an end to Israel’s atrocities | Open letter
As scholars of genocide, we demand an end to Israel’s atrocities | Open letter
Within weeks, 400 colleagues joined our organization. We say: it is not too late to save lives. End the genocide now
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Will the UK government act? It's about time surely? #starvation
Mary Robinson speaks on #Gaza:
Former Irish President Delivers Keynote Address at UN Conference on Israel-Palestine | AQ1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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July 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Mary Robinson speaks on #Gaza:
Politicians are human - thank goodness mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-p...
In praise of tears
I don’t think I have seen anything more ugly in Parliament than Chris Philp (Shadow Home Secretary, on the right) grinning while Kemi Bade...
mydonkeybody.blogspot.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Politicians are human - thank goodness mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-p...
Assisted dying debates in UK Parliament. mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/06/thin... #HouseofLords #palliativecare
Thinking more about killing oneself
But it's not a matter of killing only oneself . " No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of th...
mydonkeybody.blogspot.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Assisted dying debates in UK Parliament. mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/06/thin... #HouseofLords #palliativecare
My first thoughts on the Commons' vote yesterday. mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-... #assisteddying
The day after the day before
I can’t say I’m surprised, but I am disappointed. Dignity in Dying (formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society) has invested many hundreds of...
mydonkeybody.blogspot.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
My first thoughts on the Commons' vote yesterday. mydonkeybody.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-... #assisteddying
Sex selection by abortion - surely not here? @ukparliament.parliament.uk righttolife.org.uk/news/press-r...
Press release - Over 1,000 medical professionals urge MPs to oppose abortion up to birth amendments
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
righttolife.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sex selection by abortion - surely not here? @ukparliament.parliament.uk righttolife.org.uk/news/press-r...