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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I have withdrawn from here (and from the Other PLace) for Lent, but I thought #CofEPeeps would want to see this - esp. if serving or retired clergy. I'm not qualified to commment on what he's saying, but others might be. Source: this weekend's @financialtimes.com

Article from the Financial Times 21st February 'Money' section.
John Ralfe argues that the C of E Pensions Board is taking unnecessary risks with the funds they have available in their current programme to increase clergy pensions.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Surely 'intersession' is Gloucestershire/Worcestershire local usage for prayers offered between calls at those local gastropubs, and therefore acceptable. But capital M for Mercy. Oh dear...

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

How are they spelling it? Intersession? Intercession? Prayers?

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This turned up as a reading this morning, and I found myself thinking about the current state of the USA...✝️

Image of verses 29 and 30 from Ezekiel chapter 22.
" The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice. 30 “I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none."

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Heineken, IIRC... I thought you would have better taste...🙂🍺

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Thank you! One of the great things ngs about FT coverage– and I am not heavily into finance– is that there are no screaming headlines and partisan position-taking. Just sensible clear reporting. I am sorry Jim Pickard has had to give up photography this week, but it's been worth it.🙂

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Parking on the junction! Sets a very bad example to those two young children...

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Because late-night buses need better funding? Or they don't want armies of senior citizens roaming the night-clubs, causing trouble and wrecking high streets..?

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Aha! So, after all the political debate over on The Other Place, we now know what a Kier two-tier looks like! 🙂

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Great image of ++Sarah Mullaly in the Weekend Financial Times today. ✝️

Sketch portrait of the new Archbishop of Canterbury by the artist Cummings in today's Financial Times. She is holding a crozier which is gleaming in the light across to her hair - and she has a smile on her face.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

What was funny was that the Radio 4 trailer for the programme used Sam Cook's song Wonderful World - with the lines 🎶 * don't know much about history * don't know much about science * don't know much about the French I took * etc etc 🎶

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🎶It's all gone quiet over there..."

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

They said it was because politics has moved on, and they needed to be covering more than "just brexit" issues. Recent events may have demonstrated that they were right! But I don't think it works, because it sounds like something slightly weird like the Moonies or the JW's.

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Steve Tilley @s1eve.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The main point of Trump’s speech today was to get Carney off the front pages. Make sure he fails #Davos

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

No need for apprehension! Lovely drawings, message clear as a (bicycle) bell from @davewalker.bsky.social

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Hmmm. Strange attempt at Morse meets Agatha Christie, I thought. Location credit to Ireland explained why it didn't look East Anglian. As for hair, were you getting at the slightly Wuthering Heights housekeeper lady?

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Budget Cycling @budgetcycling.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

A cartoon: Cycling on a budget. Summarising just a small amount of the info you'll find on budgetcycling.uk. (Image from the book 'From A to B', by Dave Walker, published by Bloomsbury.)

Cartoon: Cycling on a budget

Some ideas for getting going without spending too much money.

Lots of people have bikes they don't use in their garages and sheds.
Lots of bikes are bought with good intentions, but hardly used.
A 'hybrid' is a good choice.
See whether any of your friends or family have a bike they don't need.
You can get a really good bike by buying secondhand
Don't buy a really cheap new bike from the internet or non-specialist shop (Heavy; Cheap full-suspension worse than no suspension; Has it been properly set up?; Will probably break down)
Advantage of a budget bike: Far less risk of it being stolen
This year's model is often last year's, painted differently
You don't need all the bells and whistles to enjoy cycling*
*You need one bell

Cartoon from 'From A to B', by Dave Walker

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Ah yes, joint Septuagint studies. Strengthened many a relationship over the centuries.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Greetings #clergymaltclub; just water for me tonight after a Catholic mass with inspirational cello and organ music, but NO CREED! (I'm in Interlaken Switzerland, on the Nicaean anniversary, this is taking neutrality too far...)🇨🇭 #CofEpeeps

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

😭 Thanks for the card, not to mention the ever-left-field online letter.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Is that a description of the OH, too?

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

So please you're getting interested in the intricacies of single line working.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Am I seeing things or did *six* police cars rush by without spotting the wreck?

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

"You're never alone with a Strand". Maybe they should have looked up cigarette adverts that bombed a generation or two ago...

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Yes, it's supermarkets or nowhere!

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Ooh. I hadn't seen the retro room in your house before. Very impressive decor and furnishings.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Fascinating from a train buff's POV, too. * Modern Mark 2 carriage door and porter's uniform *but hand propelled trolley full of old style suitcases. The railways in transition...

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

This is just a fascinating, knowledgeable, and occasionally withering survey, telling the story a #Ukrailways icon. So glad I bought it!

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Agreed. I've just leafed through the Aldi Christmas food booklet. And I'm not salivating.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

A little reminder of the Churches Mutual Credit Union - sensible loans to support ministry! For those with the resources, an ideal way to support other people - by investing with CMCU. Not just for #CofEpeeps Car loans and loans to buy an electric bike, for example. www.churchesmutual.co.uk

Image of the home page of the CMCU website, showing loans for the home, for ministry items and for communities.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

The entities formerly known as HSTs, now @gwr.com 'Castle class', are heading for extinction this year. Caught this one passing Totnes Riverside on the South Devon Railway, en route Exeter -Penzance. #UKRailways

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Oh, this is genius! And a real competitor to the Swiss Railway clock. Check out the linked video. #UKRailway

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I'm willing to bet that you could run it if they failed to turn up.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I think this applies this side of the Atlantic too... ✝️

Six images contrasting what people think church workers do with what they actually do.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I'm not sure Robert Jenrick has quite understood how ventriloquism works. #UKpolitics

Photograph of Robert Jenrick holding a judge's wig which looks a little like a ventriloquist's doll

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Thank you for this recommendation! I had never come across this programme before, but just watched the first ever episode and I'm gripped. The old ITV 'enemy at the door' on steroids.

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Stephen Lynas @sblynas.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#CofEpeeps needs a bit of comment on today's announcement, so here's one for starters.

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