Heather Tomlinson

I've taken an unusual path in life, from boozy newspaper hack to trainee psychologist to Christian mission & back to writing again. Along the way I rejected my once firmly held belief in liberal/left politics. This describes a little bit of the journey: thecritic.co.uk/christianity-c…

This from a former Islamic extremist is worth reading, especially with upcoming "Islamophobia" debates. Many people are really blind to the danger of Islamism, despite every possible evidence

Should Islamists be free to preach and spread their ideology - an ideology openly hostile to the principles and values that underpin British and Western societies? I don't think they should. Why? I'll explain. 1/n

“The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God. But every novelty prevents this. It fixes our attention on the service itself; and thinking about worship is a different thing from worshipping.” - CSL, Letters to Malcolm

University education

Let’s not forget that most of what we’re now borrowing is spent on meeting the cost of previous borrowing. The OBR reckons we’ll borrow £143 billion this financial year 2025/26 (it will be more than that). It also estimates we’ll spend £111 billion paying interest on existing…

“Dearly beloved, let us follow the strict rough way of our Redeemer…Let us disregard all present things: whatever can pass away is worth nothing, and it is shameful to love what is certain to perish quickly. Let us not be overcome by love of earthly things, nor inflated by…

We're spending £110bn on debt interest. If that were a government department it would be the 4th largest by spend. The last time it was this expensive to borrow (30yr gilts), I was 6 years old. Yet in June the govt borrowed more money than in any June ever, bar Covid. Insane.

Islamist preachers understand this. They don’t issue direct threats, but preach contempt for women, Jews, secular law, and democracy itself with the aim to dismantle the West further down the line. They exploit our tolerance to push intolerance, and we let them. 4/n

Antisemitism manifests also in an absence of expression.4 days after this shameful attack, silence from Gov, silence from media.Imagine the outcry if the victim was any other minority. When will Gov & media temper its own language which has created an atmosphere of antisemitism?

Brilliant, enraging analysis from NHS psychiatrist @george_gillett:

Politicians: How can we address the decline in public trust? Public: Stop doing the opposite of what we want. Columnists: What could explain the crisis of democratic legitimacy? Public: Stop doing the opposite of what we want. Think tankers: How to reverse the collapse in ...

Thank you Mr. Neil. I don't see many people in the media mentioning this. It is strange to me, as I can remember time and time again, Labour ministers berating the tories for not spending more, and not locking down harder and longer during covid.

Indeed. Labour inherited a huge national debt from the Tories. It then proceeded to borrow even more rather than put the public finances right. And much of the Tory debt was accumulated by spending on furlough, household energy bill subsidies, NHS, welfare — on which Labour urged…

Today's Matins couldn't be more relevant for today, though a letter written c. 107 AD. The persecuted St Ignatius asks for prayers for his church in Syria, as well as unity: From a letter to the Magnesians by Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr ... I would have you all…

Since October 7th, the nature of antisemitism in Ireland has changed - and not for the better. From Israelis being spat on and assaulted, to a young Jewish man being beaten up in a nightclub, we are witnessing the physical manifestation of Jew hatred in this country - something…

Christians: Loving people like Jesus does is how we replace Satan’s evil with God’s love, grace and mercy. #Christianity #JesusLovesYou #Faith #BeKindAlways

If you woke up, your family is healthy, you have a roof over your head, clean drinking water, food on the table, and fast internet your life is pretty damn good. Be grateful.

Sun drying tomatoes at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily

"It's about trying to avert a major fiscal meltdown and related systemic crisis - which will cause huge economic and societal damage, and during which the least well off will suffer most"