Voices

The frequency, intensity, ugliness, and promulgation of these horrifying lies ever increases on the internet. These conspiracy theorists, including most recently the President of the United States, continue to spread their bile and misinformation on your platform disparaging the memory of my wife and our marriage. President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss, former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough. The son of the president followed and more directly attacked my wife by tweeting to his followers as the means of spreading this vicious lie. I'm sure you are aware of this situation because media aroundthe world have covered it, but just in case, here it is:  … [Read more...] about Donald Trump threatens to ‘strongly regulate or close’ social media for trying to ‘silence conservative voices’ after Twitter fact-checks two of his ‘misleading’ tweets

The poet Lachlan Mackinnon lives in Ely, and is also a distinguished critic and former teacher. Music, of all kinds, has always been important to his poetry, alongside a healing journeying towards faith. A psalmist (notably David in the Old Testament) is a composer of sacred lyrics, and sometimes poems can share this territory. The writer’s epiphany in this poem answers our own need for such moments of consolation. … [Read more...] about Poems to get us through: a musical exchange with God

A total of 81 per cent of respondents said they either did not or would not have travelled for emergency childcare, with 23 per cent saying that they had found themselves in a situation where one parent was ill and the other suspected they may become ill too, whilst both were caring for a young child and did not travel for emergency back-up. … [Read more...] about Is this Sajid Javid’s bid for revenge? Former Chancellor who resigned amid row with Dominic Cummings leads chorus of criticism for aide – as group of Tory MPs refuse to listen to Boris Johnson’s ‘let’s move on’ plea and STILL say he must go

'Yeah, me and Ched are still together!' she assured a fan. 'I feel like we are maybe quite private and I don't feel the need to plaster him all over social media whenever we do something or whenever we go out. We put our phones away and enjoy each other's company.' … [Read more...] about Love Island’s Ched Uzor says the UK lockdown ripped him and Jess Gale apart making it impossible to ‘build a relationship’… and that they ‘don’t have romantic conversations’

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