hopeful about faith, passionate about overcoming poverty, concerned about communities. Nearly all my own thoughts! attheedge.co.uk
Joined September 2012
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May 29
“Live well and the times will be good. We are the times.” (St Augustine)
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Apr 11
I laughed out loud ....
Apr 11
Tunnocks got the sponsorship deal again I see
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Jan 29
I remember eating with the two of you before a referendum debate in Glasgow and having a deep sense of gratitude that there was so much more that united us than divided us.
Jan 29
I am devastated to hear of the death of Jim Wallace, a good and principled man, who gave so much to the service of Orkney and Shetland, to the Liberal Democrats and to Scotland. I valued his friendship and extend my sympathy to Rosie and her family. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2l…
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16 Dec 2025
As #DonaldTrump sues the @BBCNews for defamation, @rcbregman notion of the “survival of the shameless” seems apt.
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Martin Johnstone retweeted
15 Dec 2025
How did the Poverty Truth Network begin, and what makes our approach different?
This short film traces how local Poverty Truth Commissions emerged, the Network grew, and why people meeting as people sits at the heart of it all. #PovertyTruthNetwork
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8 Dec 2025
“The scale of what we need to do to make the internet work for us is daunting, but it is achievable – especially if we break it down into getting lots of smaller things done, rather than trying to rebuild the communications backbone of the world all in one go.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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8 Dec 2025
“Technology companies often coach us to expect one big fix. History tells us to look for lots of smaller one, if we actually want sustainable change.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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Martin Johnstone retweeted
8 Dec 2025
Curious what being part of a Poverty Truth Commission feels like?
We asked Commissioners what they’d say to someone thinking of joining, and their answers say a lot.
▶️ Find out more here: buff.ly/kew6SIg
#PovertyTruthNetwork #PovertyTruthCommissions
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8 Dec 2025
“If the internet is a tool for creating wealth, creating networks and creating communication, it’s currently in the hands of the elite.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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8 Dec 2025
“… the tech giants can outspend even the world’s largest competition authorities.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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8 Dec 2025
“Facebook not only made the move to buy WhatsApp for a jaw-dropping $19 billion, but it bought the analytics app that had given it the edge in spotting and quashing a potential rival too. And no one was there to stop it, or even to question it. No one ever is.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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8 Dec 2025
The internet has only just entered its 6th decade: there are 1.7 billion people alive on the planet who were born before its invention. It’s only been a mass phenomenon for 20 years.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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8 Dec 2025
I’ve got to the end of @jamesrbuk #TheSystem and would deeply recommend it to anyone trying to understand “who owns the internet, and how it owns us.”
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7 Dec 2025
It has been a tough day for those who have been nurtured in faith in this place over many years.
7 Dec 2025
Historic Glasgow church destroyed in overnight blaze heraldscotland.com/news/2567…
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7 Dec 2025
“The internet is the product of a long chain of human decisions & incentives. It is not some outside force imposed upon us.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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7 Dec 2025
“Wikipedia is not immune to the problems of the internet – but it’s not for profit does shelter it from some of the conflicts of interest, and some of the moral ambiguities faced by Facebook, Google and others.” (@jamesrbuk) #TheSystem
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