Impressive though this headline from the Lancashire Evening Post (Tuesday 27 October 1953) is, it's his Wikipedia entry that has won Alfred Rawlinson, the second ever Bishop of Derby* (1936-59), this new award: As an outstandingly biblical scholar, Rawlinson's name appeared for several more senior bishoprics and, although he had the support of successive archbishops, his name was not forwarded to the Crown with the Prime Minister's recommendation for appointment. The Prime Minister was the key figure in such appointments and Rawlinson was considered for vacancies at London in 1939, Bath and Wells in 1945 and Lincoln and Salisbury in ...
Embed from Getty ImagesThe former Tottenham and Brazil midfielder Sandro has come out of retirement to join the mighty Harborough Town. Mitch Austin, manager of the Southern League Premier Central outfit, says the signing feels "totally unbelievable" and he is "gobsmacked" by Sandro's decision. Sandro, 35, joined Tottenham from Brazilian side Internacional in 2010 and spent four seasons with the Premier League club. He also won 14 caps for Barzil. Mitch Austin explains how the singing came about on the Harborough Town FC website: "I had a chance conversation with Sandro a couple of weeks ago and we got talking ...
[IMG: The Congress building in Washington DC] Photo by Gagan Cambow on Pexels.com. With not even all the results in, it's too early to be thinking seriously about the lessons from the US elections, though there will certainly be ones for both politics, polling and the understanding of polling. (The result looks like it will come in closer to what the polls were telling us than popular perception of what the polls were telling us, hence me splitting the last two out.) At this early stage, though, I suspect the sort of lessons I've drawn after previous US elections will ...
Embed from Getty ImagesEd Davey has issued a statement on Twitter this morning: This is a dark, dark day for people around the globe. The world's largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue. The next President of the United States is a man who actively undermines the rule of law, human rights, international trade, climate action and global security. Millions of Americans - especially women and minorities - will be incredibly fearful about what comes next. We stand with them. Families across the UK will also be worrying about the damage Trump will ...
Logie & St John's (Cross) Church is hosting a ceilidh next Saturday - 9th November. Whether you are part of Church Community or the wider West End Community the church would love to see you there. Simply contact administrator@logies.org for tickets or just turn up on the night - all welcome!
The inewspaper reports that MPs are able to claim thousands of pounds in taxpayer-funded support for up to three children, despite imposing a two-child cap for benefit claimants. The paper says that MPs can claim almost £7,000 per child each year for up to three children on top of their standard accommodation budget, which can be up to £29,000 a year. However, people claiming universal credit or tax credit eligible for a child benefit uplift cannot receive support for more than two children: Labour has been under pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap, including from its own MPs, but ...
