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Jan 19, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
Here is @ChurchSociety answer to this. For what it is worth, I am with them on points 1-5
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churchsociety.org/resource/respo… However, by point 6, this is their proposed solution:
"It is time for those who have failed to persuade us of the need and biblical basis for changing our doctrine and practice, to move on and move out of the Church of England."
Jan 18, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
This is essentially true. But the sleight of hand about companies losing money is interesting. It's the reason why they insist workers should not seek pay rises because the companies lose money. But what he actually means is they make a bit less profit, which isn't the same thing There is a world in which companies still make profit and the pay increases workers seek can be met despite inflation, that is with companies taking the hit on profit (while still making profit) for the sake of their workers and customers.
Jan 16, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
My solution to the death of the combustion engine but concerns about electric car distances:
Dodgem style (or mario bros if you dares watch that terrible film) overhead power cables on all motorways.
Hear me out
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Germany have already started to make inside lanes on autobahns electrified so that electric lorries can charge and run on grid on long distances but use diesel engine (or electric motor) on smaller local journeys
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Aug 19, 2022 9 tweets 3 min read
Some of us were happy with levels of immigration but objected to majority white nations being favoured over majority non-White nations with whom we had no particular historic ties. I argued for brexit and predicted it before the vote on these terms.
buildingjerusalem.blog/2016/06/23/tod… I did believe untrammelled EU immigration led to wage depression in certain sectors and welcomed a points based system on the grounds of need, wanting to see us open up to the world in areas we need whilst not welcoming people in over-served (and often under-paid) industries
Jun 15, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
Many of the issues facing white wc and BAME people are very similar and both would well empathise with the other because they recognise those same problems themselves. But, these discussions are often hijacked by very privileged people who want to maintain some level of victim status to get the feelgoods for their 'struggle'. These two groups get pitted against each other by those with vested interests
Jun 8, 2020 15 tweets 3 min read
This is an old video but it does help to explain the concept of privilege, which is most certainly a thing that exists But I am increasingly convinced the term 'white privilege' is extremely unhelpful.
Jun 7, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
If we judge history by the mores of our time, there will be no more statues to pull down Some are wondering why the difference is between removing the Colston statue and this
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…