# shropshire (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover shropshire. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ian Christie asks if the cinema invented Swinging London](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/ian-christie-asks-if-cinema-invented.html) _2026-08-21 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ I've already posted the first two videos in this series of film lectures by Ian Christie. They were on Gothic London and on the British pioneer Robert Paul . Here, in his final lecture, he talks about British cinema and Swinging London. ## [David Campanale seeks £788,740.75 compensation from Lib Dems](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/david-campanale-seeks-78874075.html) _2026-08-21 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Embed from Getty Images David Campanale, the former prospective Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Sutton and Cheam who was deselected in 2023, and the national party are oceans apart when it comes to the compensation he deserves for suffering religious discrimination. The Guardian reports: Campanale's schedule of loss, seen by the Guardian, puts his claim at £788,740.75, including… ## [Looking down on Clun's parched bowling green from the castle](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/looking-down-on-cluns-bowling-green.html) _2026-08-21 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ I've been to Clun today, making use of one of the last workings of the 745 bus from Minsterley to Ludlow. It's going to be replaced by a community transport scheme that sounds as though it may even be better for residents, but it will no longer be possible to get to Clun, as I did today, by catching the early bus from Shrewsbury to Minsterley. Anyway, here's a souvenir of Clun and of this… ## [A vanished island in the Trent near Nottingham](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-vanished-island-in-trent-near.html) _2026-08-20 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Shakespeare knew all about the River Trent's fondness for changing its course. Here's Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 : Methinks my moiety, north from Burton here, In quantity equals not one of yours: See how this river comes me cranking in, And cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out. I'll have the current in this place damm'd up; And here the smug and silver… ## [A train ride to Newport to visit St Woolos' Cathedral](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-train-ride-to-newport-to-visit-st.html) _2026-08-20 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ I fancied a train ride today, so I went down to Newport in South Wales. I even managed to cover some track that was new to me – Hereford to Newport. One reason for going there was St Woolos' Cathedral. Ever since I learnt that it isn't the Victorian rebuild I had imagined and has a history dating back to the sixth century, I have wanted to see it. The photo above shows its twelfth-century… ## [Reform councillor who said she ‘received no training’ sent resignation letter to wrong council](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/reform-councillor-who-said-she-received.html) _2026-08-20 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ The Independent wins our Headline of the Day Award. After they had announced their verdict, I told the judges I didn't receive any training when I was a councillor all those years ago. They asked if I lived in a shoebox in the middle of the road. ## [The Joy of Six 1564](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1564.html) _2026-08-19 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "If there is one consistent theme running through Farage’s political career, it is his striking ability to make enemies out of friends. He seems to be running out of allies. That helps to explain why rumours about his own future, including speculation that health concerns could eventually force him to step back, carry so much weight." Nigel Farage won his by-election but, says Zoe Grunewald , that… ## [The Joy of Six 1564](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1564.html) _2026-08-19 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "If there is one consistent theme running through Farage’s political career, it is his striking ability to make enemies out of friends. He seems to be running out of allies. That helps to explain why rumours about his own future, including speculation that health concerns could eventually force him to step back, carry so much weight." Nigel Farage won his by-election but, says Zoe Grunewald , that… ## [The Highland cows of Much Wenlock](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-highland-cows-of-much-wenlock.html) _2026-08-19 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ On my way to see the ruins of Wenlock Abbey this morning, I met these fine creatures. Perhaps they are on a religious retreat? ## [The Creation: That's How Strong My Love Is](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-creation-thats-how-strong-my-love-is.html) _2026-08-19 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ The Creation sound good today and all sorts of prominent musicians cite them as an inspiration, but they failed to make it big in the Sixties. It's a shit business. ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LKSDt7XYb6j6) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Right to Roam plans mass trespass in Andy Burnham's Makerfield](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/right-to-roam-plans-mass-trespass-in.html) _2026-08-18 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ The Right to Roam campaign is panning a mass trespass in the prime minister's Makerfield constituency to publicise its call for a public right to access the countryside on our doorsteps and roam responsibly over England’s land and water. The trespass will take place on Sunday 13 December. Its location will be revealed nearer the date. You can sign up for more information on Eventbrite . Right to… ## [An old canal warehouse at Ellesmere in Shropshire](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/an-old-canal-warehouse-at-ellesmere-in.html) _2026-08-18 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ This former canal warehouse, with its thumping great ghost sign, is to be found by the canal basin at Ellesmere in Shropshire. The basin is at the end of a short arm off what is now called the Llangollen Canal. I took plenty more photos of the town and its canal, which I'll post another day. ## [Horse Nell 'stable' after canal rescue](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/horse-nell-stable-after-canal-rescue.html) _2026-08-18 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Photo: Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service I may be in Shropshire, but our Headline of the Day comes from the BBC News Leicestershire pages: Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to Aylestone Meadows after Nell "must have decided to cool-off in the canal near the Packhorse Bridge" but suddenly became stuck in the waterway. A technical rescue team from Southern Station and… ## [The Joy of Six 1563](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1563.html) _2026-08-17 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "Toby Young stole his status and career. And in every sinew of his body, he knows that. For most people, imposter syndrome is an irrational insecurity; Toby Young should feel that way. He was an imposter at Oxford, he was an imposter in journalism, an imposter in New York, an imposter in education, and most recently has set himself up as the boss of an imposter 'Union', acting as if anyone can… ## [The Joy of Six 1563](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1563.html) _2026-08-17 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "Toby Young stole his status and career. And in every sinew of his body, he knows that. For most people, imposter syndrome is an irrational insecurity; Toby Young should feel that way. He was an imposter at Oxford, he was an imposter in journalism, an imposter in New York, an imposter in education, and most recently has set himself up as the boss of an imposter 'Union', acting as if anyone can… ## [Olly Lambert's The Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/olly-lamberts-devil-in-family-fall-of.html) _2026-08-17 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Olly Lambert's three-part documentary The Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke , which is currently on the BBC website , is a brilliant and horrifying piece of work. It's like a David Lynch film, every frame of which is true. Lambert has written about the making of it in the Independent : Last May, I sat in a Utah coffee shop with Chad Franke, the son of the infamous 'momfluencer' turned… ## [GUEST POST Why has the HS2 project been such a disaster?](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/guest-post-why-has-hs2-project-been.html) _2026-08-17 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Peter Chambers goes in search of enlightenment about the ironic low-speed train crash that is HS2. Most people I meet have an opinion on HS2. Different opinions. It has been expensive. It goes to Euston. It was a plot by Labour or the Tories. It goes too fast. Or not fast enough. It was a sop to the North or a scheme to divert economic activity to London. What are the most useful points? Was it… ## [How Joan Aiken fought to defend the wolves of Willoughby Chase](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-joan-aiken-fought-to-defend-wolves.html) _2026-08-16 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ For years the children's books magazine Books for Keeps published a series of interviews with authors – there was one of these 'authorgraphs' in each issue. Here is the wonderful Joan Aiken from issue 39 (July 1986): " The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first book to make money for me. I’d actually done two chapters just before my husband was ill but had put it away. Abelard Schuman, who’d… ## [Steeleye Span with Peter Sellers: New York Girls](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/steeleye-span-with-peter-sellers-new.html) _2026-08-16 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ What was Peter Sellers doing playing the ukulele on a track on Steeleye Span's 1975 album Commoners Crown ? Maddy Prior explains: While sitting over lunch we were discussing what we need to sparkle up the track New York Girls. Ukulele would be good someone said. Anyone got one? Anybody know someone who can play one? Peter Sellers plays it says Bob. Pause. Eyes meet, why not? We could ask. He could… ## [In which H.G. Wells sets out to fool his future biographers](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/in-which-hg-wells-sets-out-to-fool-his.html) _2026-08-15 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Embed from Getty Images In her Memoirs of an Uneducated Lady , this blog's heroine Marjory Allen records how H.G. Wells invited her to design the garden at his home at 13 Hanover Terrace, overlooking Regent's Park: He was seventy-three, already ill and dispirited, and visitors were not encouraged; but I spent many amusing hours with him. One foggy afternoon when we were sitting in his study, he… ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OyUB4uiPsW4l) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [The Joy of Six 1562](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1562.html) _2026-08-15 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "Every large fire has two causes, the spark that lights it and the conditions that let it become so severe. Naming the fire, though, can hide this, as does reporting. A fire is named in hours, blamed in days, and attributed a true cause in weeks." Doug Specht argues that we should reterg 'wildfire' in favour of 'landscape fire', stating the spark where it is known and explaining the conditions… ## [Five reasons to stop our sending future leaders to boarding school](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/five-reasons-to-stop-our-sending-future.html) _2026-08-14 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Piers Cross blends the psychological and the political to produce a convincing list. I wrote about Richard Beard's book Sad Little Men in my first column for the Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy . I like its original subtitle 'Private schools and the ruin of England'. ## [Helen Morgan on the importance of external scrutiny of the NHS](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/helen-morgan-on-importance-of-external.html) _2026-08-14 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Embed from Getty Images Helen Morgan has been interviewed by Healthcare Management about the Liberal Democrats' concern at government plans to reduce external scrutiny of the National Health Service. She says: "We know from polling back in 2024 there are people who feel their care has been poor, but they don't want to report that back into the NHS because they are dependent on that care, and they… ## [A Canterbury Tale, Richard Rorty and Stanley Kubrick](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-canterbury-tale-richard-rorty-and.html) _2026-08-14 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Guy Stagg understands A Canterbury Tale : A Canterbury Tale suggests that love of country does not mean some romanticised retreat into the past, but rather drawing on England;s heritage to navigate the uncertainty of the modern world. As a result, the film floats free from its origins as wartime propaganda to become one of cinema’s most beautiful explorations of history and belief. Though the pace… ## [The plague pits and passageways of Green Park](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-plague-pits-and-passageways-of.html) _2026-08-13 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Jago Hazzard charts the evolution of London's Green Park station from its 1906 opening as Dover Street to its modern role as a major interchange. You can support Jago's videos via his Patreon page. ## [The Joy of Six 1561](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1561.html) _2026-08-13 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months – despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare." Maryam Tahmasebi writes from the hell of ICE detention. Femi Owolade argues that Black academics suffer when life stories eclipse scholarship: "Academics are ... expected to have stories that capture attention. University websites, media… ## [Recycling centres to stay shut due to "high demand"](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/recycling-centres-to-stay-shut-due-to.html) _2026-08-13 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Yes, Leicestershire County Council is run by Reform. Why do you ask? Anyway, BBC News wins our Headline of the Day Award. ## [John Maynard Keynes: A very political economist](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/john-maynard-keynes-very-political.html) _2026-08-12 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Embed from Getty Images Paul Addison reviewed Robert Skidelsky's biography of John Maynard Keynes for the London Review of Books in 1993. Keynes remains an attractive figure to British Liberals but, Addison suggests, a hard one to pin down: As Skidelsky emphasises, Keynes was at all times a political economist: "He invented theory to justify what he wanted to do. He understood that theory had to… ## [X-Ray Spex: Germfree Adolescents](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/x-ray-spex-germfree-adolescents.html) _2026-08-12 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ This is wonderfully bleak. So bleak it reminds me of Vanbrugh College snack bar on the original campus at York. ## [Nether Hambelton emerges from beneath Rutland Water](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/nether-hambelton-emerges-from-beneath.html) _2026-08-12 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ The remains of a lost Rutland village can currently be seen because of the drought, reports ITV News : Low water levels at Rutland Water reservoir in the East Midlands have uncovered the remains of the buildings which were once part of the village of Nether Hambleton. Residents in the hamlet, along with other small villages including Middle Hambleton, were relocated to other areas before the… ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Yssorl6mNrcl) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Stanley Unwin is now remembered by a blue plaque at his old home in Long Buckby](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/stanley-unwin-is-now-remembered-by-blue.html) _2026-08-11 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Here's the great Stanley Unwin on Pebble Mill at One in 1985. He had the sense to know that his unique act worked best in short doses. That way he kept his audience comftybold, two-square on their botties. The latest news from Long Buckby is that a blue plaque has been installed on the bungalow in the High Street where Unwin lived for many years. I once went to the village to photograph his and… ## [Eddie Waring's "Dark Satanic Mills End" was at Hilton Park, Leigh](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/eddie-warings-dark-satanic-mills-end.html) _2026-08-11 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Embed from Getty Images I've a memory of Eddie Waring , the BBC's rugby league commentator between 1949 and 1981, referring to the "Dark Satanic Mills End" at one ground. I thought it was Leigh's and, having found the picture above, I think I was right. The photo was published in Picture Post in 1949, and the caption on Getty Images says: A group of young supporters accompany Rugby League players… ## [Write a guest post for Liberal England](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/write-guest-post-for-liberal-england.html) _2026-08-11 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ I love publishing guest posts here on Liberal England. Why not try writing one yourself? It could be on where the Liberal Democrats should go from here, on politics more generally or… anything really. Why not an article about a local campaign or quirky piece of history? Please drop me an email if you'd like to discuss your idea first. I'd hate you to spend time on a piece I really wouldn’t want to… ## [The Joy of Six 1560](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1560.html) _2026-08-11 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "Every week I read of people seeking planning permission for children’s homes whose backgrounds are in real estate, building, motor dealerships, pubs, caravan parks and light engineering. The one thing they don’t have is experience in the care of children and young people." Illegal children’s homes are thriving because profit has broken the care system. argues Martin Barrow . Russell Brandom says… ## [James Fox is interviewed about his acting career in 1968](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/james-fox-interviewed-about-his-career.html) _2026-08-10 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Another post that suggests I should have called this blog Twentieth Century Boy. Click on the photo of James Fox here to be taken to an interview with him on the British Film Institute site. There you will see it billed like this: Happy and relaxed dialogue with the then 28-year-old actor, covering his rise to fame and plans for the future. After his role in The Servant (1963), James Fox was in… ## [Brazilian footballer falls down hole celebrating goal that was then disallowed](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/brazilian-footballer-falls-down-hole.html) _2026-08-10 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ The judges are unanimous. Our Headline of the Day Award goes to the Guardian . ## [How Bodhana Sivanandan became British women's chess champion at the age of 11](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-bodhana-sivanandan-became-british.html) _2026-08-10 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Not only does Britain have a 17-year-old chess champion , it also has an 11-year-old women's champion. Yesterday Bodhana Sivanandan won a play-off with 14-year-old Trisha Kanyamarala to claim this crown. The women's title goes to the highest placed woman in the British championship, which is open to all. The two had tied, so a play-off was needed to separate them. You can see Bohdana win the tense… ## [Lib Dems fight to save independent scrutiny of the NHS](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/lib-dems-fight-to-save-independent.html) _2026-08-10 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Embed from Getty Images The Liberals Democrats are fighting government proposals to reduce independent scrutiny of the National Health Service. Some of them were opposed by Andy Burnham as recently as last November, when he was still mayor of Manchester. A press release from the party explains our concerns about its new Health Bill: The Government’s Bill will remove the duty for the NHS to… ## [Boy the home office tried to deport at 9 wins British chess championship at 17](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/boy-home-office-tried-to-deport-at-9.html) _2026-08-09 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Embed from Getty Images Shreyas Royal today won the British chess championship aged only 17. By my calculation that makes him the youngest holder of the title - he breaks Michael Adams's record by a couple of months, just as he broke David Howell's record to become Britain's youngest ever grandmaster at 15. I first wrote about Shreyas in 2018, under the headline The government is forcing Britain's… ## [The Joy of Six 1559](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-joy-of-six-1559.html) _2026-08-09 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ "Violence has prevailed against the freedom of the press. I was denied the right to report on the disgraceful acts which later unfolded after I left for my own safety – and that is wrong. Violence against anyone should be condemned, that's a fact. But violence against a person simply trying to report is an obstruction of truth." Henry Durand tries to report on the mob violence in Thetford. Carole… ## [The Coasters: Yakety Yak](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-coasters-yakety-yak.html) _2026-08-09 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Isn't this brilliant? It has everything, from a situation every Fifties American teenager would have been familiar with to an irresistible catch: "Don't talk back." Yakety Yak was written and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who were responsible for many great songs, and performed by the Black doo-wop group The Coasters. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : The union of a black… ## [A blue plaque for Traffic's Jim Capaldi in Marlow](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-blue-plaque-for-traffics-jim-capaldi.html) _2026-08-08 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ Jim Capaldi, singer, Traffic's drummer and Steve Winwood's longtime writing partner, is now remembered by a heritage plaque on his former home in Marlow. It was unveiled on Sunday 2 August, which would have been Capaldi's 82nd birthday. Among the people who gathered to see the plaque unveiled were Capaldi's wife Aninha and their daughters Tabitha and Tallulah, and figures from the world of music… ## [For International Cat Day: This is Sylvia by Sandy Wilson](https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/for-international-cat-day-this-is.html) _2026-08-08 · Jonathan Calder · Liberal England_ One of the books I saved from my mother's house was This is Sylvia by Sandy Wilson. This review from the Brechin Advertiser ( 25 January 1955 ) explains all. A nonsense book that is something quite new is the autobiography of that successful musical comedy star, Sylvia. Sylvia hesitated when her friends urged her to write her memoirs. She had lived her nine lives to the full, they said, so why not… ## [Peening Review 2026](https://scytheassociation.org/peening-review-2026/) _2026-02-26 · Richard Brown · The Scythe Association_ With International Peening Day (5th April 2026) approaching I thought it would be a good time to post an update review on Peening methods. 2025 seemed to be the year in which peening devices: ‘dengel apparat’ featured prominently A special peening edition of the 2025 Windrow newsletter No 21 included a number of detailed reviews \[…\] ## [Peening Review 2026](https://scytheassociation.org/peening-review-2026/) _2026-02-26 · Richard Brown · The Scythe Association_ With International Peening Day (5th April 2026) approaching I thought it would be a good time to post an update review on Peening methods. 2025 seemed to be the year in which peening devices: ‘dengel apparat’ featured prominently A special peening edition of the 2025 Windrow newsletter No 21 included a number of detailed reviews \[…\] ## [Eastern Counties Scythe Festival 2025](https://scytheassociation.org/eastern-counties-scythe-festival-2025/) _2025-11-11 · Richard Brown · The Scythe Association_ This event took place on 20th July at Wandlebury Country Park on the Gog Magog Hills just outside Cambridge. The site has the remains of a circular Iron Age Hillfort as well as flower-rich meadows, woodland, orchards, walled gardens and an 18th century house with stables. It is owned and cared for by local charity \[…\] ## [Northern Scythe Festival 2025](https://scytheassociation.org/northern-scythe-festival-2025/) _2025-10-29 · Richard Brown · The Scythe Association_ This year’s Northern Scythe Festival once again was hosted by Peter Blackwell at Bell Sykes in Slaidburn on 12th and 13th August. This farm has a very special series of flower rich Coronation meadows within the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. For scythers of all abilities these meadows are a joy to mow, and is \[…\] ## [Scottish Scything Festival 2025](https://scytheassociation.org/scottish-scything-festival-2025/) _2025-10-23 · Richard Brown · The Scythe Association_ Another great Festival took place on Saturday 19th July at the Cultybraggan Camp near Comrie in Perthshire with 180 attendees. The more publicly accessible site meant that we also attracted a few onlookers who were in the area anyway. We had some fascinating workshops this year, all very practical and inspiring; Lynne Bates on the \[…\] ## [The Shropshire Hills Bracken Scything Competition 2025](https://scytheassociation.org/shropshire-hills-bracken-scything-competition-2025/) _2025-10-23 · Richard Brown · The Scythe Association_ This was certainly the first bracken cutting competition in Shropshire, probably in England and possibly the world! It took place at Bank Rack on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve on the 1st August 2025 as the culmination of a week of ‘Scything with a View’ in the Shropshire Hills.. The competition swaths cut were 2 \[…\] ## [I done a podcast](https://richardhall.online/i-done-a-podcast-2/) _2025-10-16 · Richard Hall · Richard Hall Online_ I had a very happy hour or so chatting to Shropshire podcaster Jim Hawkins. We covered some ground: politics, the church, photography, being “woke”. But mostly it was about Rwanda. I’m always glad to talk about Rwanda. Have a listen. #Rwanda #Methodist #podcast #shropshire