Today is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings in Normandy, which significantly hastened the countdown to the Nazis' collapse in World War II. It is one of the most important moments of unity among the defenders of life in human history, and it was less than a year until the peoples’ aspiration for freedom and the hope of peace prevailed in May 1945. It happened then. We are working to make it happen again today. And although yesterday in Petersburg another cynical order to continue killing was issued for the army trying to destroy our freedom, history has seen this before. The Nazis also had their own hopes after D-Day. But freedom still wins. And even in the darkest circumstances, people find ways to come together to protect life. I thank all those who are now helping to protect the values that prevailed in World War II. I thank everyone who is defending life. Glory to Ukraine!

Interesting that this seems to go in a different direction to the recommendations produced by Prof Alexis Jay, commissioned by the Archbishops’ Council to review safeguarding - she called for a move to the statutory definition

Ireland cannot continue to hide behind the notion of an investigation of where Rusal’s alumina goes. The @IrishTimes and partners have done that and revealed 80% of Aughinish supply goes directly to Moscow. As @CaolanReports says sanctions needed now.

Your kids out of date. Mine shout Punch Buggy, and hit me (or mini cheddar if a Mini)

Why is is so hard to say sorry? And why is it so hard for survivors when there is silence? anglicanfutures.org/post/why…

The Church's sexual abuse victims are still waiting for the Redress Scheme to open. Some have waited f many decades. But talk about snakes and ladders - once it does open, the Scheme's rules make it oddly hard for survivors to get adequate legal help. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05…

Team at @passionpix have treated us with compassion, sensitivity and love. We wanted our story told, and told well, and they delivered. This morning, I get a message, checking I am OK. I never heard from the CofE re the documentary. Congratulations Passion, u were all brilliant.

May I suggest that Fletcher's connection with Welby through the Iwerne camps and the Nobody's Friends dining club at Lambeth Palace raises various questions for the @churchofengland ? - How many licensed clergy owe their positions to Fletcher's regular contact with successive Archbishops of Canterbury through Nobody's Friends and through his access to other bishops? How many clergy was Fletcher able to place in what he would have considered to be 'strategic' locations through his episcopal contacts? How many Iwerne branches are there in churches in affluent areas because of Fletcher's patronage?

"There was an avalanche of evidence against Jonathan Fletcher. As with John Smyth, victims’ complaints were suppressed by a self-congratulating subculture that has never repented, and so has never changed." Totally true & totally unacceptable in both cases share.google/RXiM742ww3sOzPg…

In 2021, on Zoom (recorded) Welby was asked when he last saw Jonathan Fletcher. He replied “he dropped in a while ago”. Months after JF lost PTO, and implied an access to JW that was extraordinary @DanLeafe1 @KateAndreyev @cathynewman @GavinDrake @GabriellaSwerl @AleemMaqbool

Surely this is right- unsurprising from a man who knows that of which he speaks.

A staggering lack of humility and awareness from J. Welby. The arrogance of that man is jaw dropping.

"It would appear that despite spending nearly a quarter of a million pounds the leadership of Emmanuel Church Wimbledon have learned absolutely nothing about how to care for the victims of Jonathan Fletcher". Here are 10 things they should be doing instead...

If they can't bring themselves to say "our" former vicar was an abuser and they won't offer "our" support to survivors, then what lessons have been learnt? My question is not, primarily, a safeguarding matter but a theological one.

Simply not good enough. Where is the apology, lament, acknowledgement of widespread & deep harm, explanation of what has been done by way accepting wrongdoing & repentance? It's hard to see the point in a 'lessons learned review' if it results in public statements like this.

Not Just One Man. A Culture: The case of Jonathan Fletcher🐺 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛. 𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑎, 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑠 “𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑡𝑦”, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝. 𝑆𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑟. ⚖️🐑 🚨Please read my new blog guardingtheflock.com/post/no… #Safeguarding #ChurchOfEngland #SpiritualAbuse #Faith #Accountability #GuardingtheFlock

Thank you. On air 7pm Monday to Thursday! Stick it in your diary 😊

Disappointing but not surprising. CofE and its nested interests. Classic reputation management wethinks... Please share widely.. @churchofengland @lambethpalace @sandfordawards @PassionPix @Channel4 @cathynewman Private Eye. No 1675. 15-28 May.

This is a very difficult read about prolonged abuse. Read in conjunction with this earlier review walkingwith.s3-eu-west-1.ama… it is gradually becoming clearer just how extensive and wicked was the abusive conduct of Revd Jonathan Fletcher.