Macron Set The Bait: Starmer Swallowed It!

Quelle surprise! Now French admit £660million deal to stop the migrant boats will 'not change anything': 'We have no solution'.

In extremely candid remarks, French political leaders have criticised a new £662million deal Britain signed with France at the end of last month to stop migrants crossing the Channel.

DM.

Sheffield's Shame.

 Schools blasted for teaching 7-year-olds black people cannot be racist to white people.

Sheffield schools are teaching children as young as seven that white people have racial 'privilege' and that black people cannot be racist towards white people. By Michael D. Carroll.

02:02, Mon, May 18, 2026 

Birdie.

The Lord Our God.

 

Maggie Oliver Uncovers The Truth of The Young Girls Denied Justice By Labour!

 

Andy Burnham slammed by whistleblower for 'turning away' from grooming gang victims.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester "did not grasp the nettle" and thoroughly investigate rape gangs in Oldham, Maggie Oliver said.

Labour's Nationalised Steel.

 Did nationalised steel in early 70s lose a thousand pounds a minute?

Yes, that famous claim is widely used in UK political and economic history. While it is a slight exaggeration for rhetorical effect, it is rooted in the reality of the British Steel Corporation’s (BSC) enormous financial crisis in the late 1970s. [1, 2, 3]

The math behind the myth:

• The Reality: By the late 1970s and early 1980s, BSC was losing roughly \(\$1.8\) billion to \(\$2\) billion a year. In a 1979 interview, then-industry secretary Sir Keith Joseph famously stated that the corporation was losing roughly \(\$1\) million a day.
• The Exaggeration: To hammer home just how catastrophic this was, political commentators and critics often inflated the "day" figure into a "minute" figure. Losing \(\$1\) million a day equates to about \(\$700\) a minute. Losing \(\$1\) million a minute would be a staggering \(\$1.44\) billion a day, which was not the case. [1, 2]

These losses were largely driven by the global steel crisis, overcapacity, outdated plants, and government reluctance to shut down loss-making plants in deprived industrial regions like Sheffield, Scunthorpe, and Corby. [1, 2, 3]

God The Father.

The silent architect of spinning space,

Who breathes the stars and holds the seas in place.
A timeless hand, a steadfast, guiding light,
A comfort in the quiet of the night.
The first and last, the mountain and the spark,
A constant Father walking through the dark. 

Finding God in Desperate Times.

 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/prayer-heaven-finding-god-in-your-most-desperate-hour.html

Three Baptist Pastors Slaughtered.

Three Baptist pastors killed in Manipur ambush after peace conference.

By Surinder Kaur May 13, 2026 15:09 

Vehicles carrying Baptist church leaders stand along a roadside in Manipur, India, after an ambush on May 13, 2026, killed three pastors returning from a peace conference focused on reconciliation between tribal Christian communities in the conflict-hit northeastern state. Social media

Three Baptist pastors were shot dead in an ambush in India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Wednesday, May 13, while traveling home from an interchurch peace conference focused on easing tensions between tribal Christian communities in the conflict-hit state. At least five others were wounded.

By nightfall, condemnations had arrived from India’s major Christian bodies, regional governments, and community organizations across the Northeast, while the question of who carried out the attack remained bitterly contested.

The victims were senior leaders of the Thadou Baptist Association India (TBAI), a Baptist denomination rooted in the Thadou-Kuki community of Manipur. They had attended the United Baptist Convention Assembly in Churachandpur, a town in Manipur’s southern hill district also known as Lamka, and were traveling back to Kangpokpi, roughly 60 miles north, when gunmen ambushed their convoy between the villages of Kotzim and Kotlen along the Imphal-Tamenglong highway at around 10:25 a.m.

The killings struck at ongoing efforts by Christian leaders to reduce tensions between the Kuki-Zo and Naga communities, both largely Christian tribal populations whose relations have deteriorated in recent months amid Manipur’s wider ethnic conflict. One of those killed, Rev. Dr. Vumthang Sitlhou, had emerged as a prominent advocate for reconciliation between the communities. CP.

Our Garden Is Full of These Fellers At The Moment.

 

Indeed.

 

Church Unity.

 https://www.christianpost.com/news/francis-chan-james-ward-featured-in-new-film-on-church-unity.html

Welcoming and Nurturing New Believers.

 Welcoming and Nurturing New Believers.

Betty Harbottle

18 May 2026

DEVOTIONALS

The responsibility for nurturing new believers does not rest with one or two designated church leaders or in any particular church structure. It rests with all of us.

Ephesians 1. NIV.

Thanksgiving and Prayer:

15) For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16) I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17) I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18) I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19) and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20) he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21) far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22) And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23) which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Why, Why Oh Why Do We Allow Ourselves Annual Abasement By The Many Europeans Who Hate Us So Very Much?

                          One point? - Last? - Pah!

  

Okay, the song was utter rubbish but that has never stopped fifth rate groups and third rate winners from taking the title. Go on. You know I'm being totally fair.

Time to quit the competition and if the powers that be leave us up for annual humiliation - then vote with our feet. Don't bother watching.

Shame really! In its heyday, 40+ years ago, it was actually quite amusing and watchable.

Much Better News Than We Have In The Bloodshedding UK.

 https://www.christiandaily.com/news/irish-lawmakers-reject-effort-to-remove-remaining-abortion-barriers

Birdie.

 

The Lord Is Near To ...

 

Armenia: Cultural Genocide.

Azerbaijan's demolishing of Stepanakert Cathedral is cultural genocide of Christian Armenia.

By Stephan Pechdimaldji, Op-ed contributor Saturday, May 09, 2026

A priest stands in front of a church in Stepanakert on September 27, 2023. Armenia said on Sept. 27, 2023, that 42,500 refugees have arrived from Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan's lightning offensive, representing a third of the separatist ethnic Armenian enclave's population. | SIRANUSH SARGSYAN/AFP via Getty Images

History has taught us that genocide does not end with the removal of a people. It ends with the removal of their memory. In the heart of the South Caucasus, a silent erasure is unfolding.

While the geopolitical maps of the region were redrawn following the ethnic cleansing of more than 120,000 Armenians from their ancestral homeland of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) by Azerbaijan, a secondary, more insidious Azeri campaign is reaching new heights. The latest casualty in this war of attrition is the Stepanakert Cathedral, a sacred landmark and a symbol of Armenian life in Artsakh. Recent satellite imagery and reports indicate the systematic dismantling of this holy site, a move that signifies not just the end of a building, but the deliberate deletion of an entire civilization’s existence.

CP.

National Repentance.

Pastor Gary Hamrick to Call for National Repentance at Prayer Event Ahead of America’s 250th Anniversary.

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Pastor Gary Hamrick is urging national repentance at the "Rededicate 250" event, emphasizing that turning to God through Jesus Christ is the only hope for the nation's soul.

Milton Quintanilla.

Updated May 15, 2026. Crosswalk.

Rededicate 250: Pastor Gary Hamrick to call for national repentance, rebuke 'lies of gender confusion, marriage redefinition.'

By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, May 14, 2026

An undated photo of Pastor Gary Hamrick teaching at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia. | Courtesy Cornerstone Chapel

As thousands prepare to gather at the National Mall on Sunday to pray for the nation ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, Cornerstone Chapel Senior Pastor Gary Hamrick is calling for national repentance and a return to the God of the Bible.

Hamrick, who is one of over a dozen pastors set to speak at “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” on May 17, says his message to the nation is the same as that of the Apostle Peter at the dawn of the Christian era.

“Rededication begins with repentance,” Hamrick told The Christian Post. “Acts 3:19 says, ‘Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.’ We must turn from our sin and turn to God and stand upon the solid rock of Jesus Christ, because He is the only hope for the soul of our nation. Jesus is always the answer.”

While the “Rededicate 250” event is expected to mark the nation’s largest religious gathering in more than 50 years, Hamrick expressed concern that despite a rich heritage of religious freedom, the country has drifted from its founding principles when it comes to issues like abortion, marriage and gender identity.

“We have given in to the lies of gender confusion and marriage redefinition, we have stripped parents of the right to raise their own children according to their values, and we have granted the environment more protection than babies in the womb,” he said. “We must safeguard the freedom to worship the Lord, live fearlessly for Jesus in the public square, and love people enough to speak truth against the destructive and demonic ideologies of our day.”

Part of that, said Hamrick, is energizing the Church to be both courageous and engaged when Christian principles are being sidelined by the culture.

“The presence of the Church and the power of the Holy Spirit are the only two forces restraining evil in our world,” he said. “Pastors in the pulpits must be courageous, and Christians in the pews must be engaged so that we can help others understand that they can be transformed by the person and power of Jesus Christ.”

“God has blessed this nation and churches can serve the nation when they fulfill their sacred duty of honoring God with His truth, praying for our country, and standing strong in the public square with truth and love,” he added.

Hamrick will join a speaker lineup that includes House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and several members of the Trump administration, along with megachurch pastors including First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress, Pastor Jack Graham of the Texas-based Prestonwood Baptist Church, Pastor Jentezen Franklin of the Georgia-based Free Chapel, Pastor Jonathan Pokluda of the Texas-based Harris Creek Baptist Church, and National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference President the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez.  

The all-day event, which is free and open to all Americans, bills itself as “a historic gathering" that will feature Scripture, testimony, prayer and "rededication of our country as One Nation to God.” Those unable to attend can access a livestream through partner churches, ministries and organizations. 

Hamrick said now more than ever, Evangelical and non-Evangelical pastors alike must boldly lead their congregations amid a rise in anti-Christian worldviews.

“Pastors must fear God more than they fear man,” he said. “Truth is offensive to a world that doesn’t want to hear it, but if we love people enough, we will tell them the truth. It’s not up to us how they respond. We let God sort that out. We must engage our world, promote biblical values, speak the truth, and tell people about Jesus wherever and whenever we can.” CP.

Bless You All!

 

World Cup 2026 mission campaign aims to mobilise 10,000 churches

Evangelism and discipleship ministry Cru is hoping to mobilise 10,000 churches to spread the gospel during this summer’s World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico. CT.

One of Many Reasons Why This Blogger Supports Reform UK.

 

Christian Reform UK voters 'want their country back'.

Following Reform's staggering performance at last week’s local elections, one of its councillors has suggested that many Christians voted for the party “because they want their country back”.

The election results saw Reform go from almost nothing to over 1,400 council seats. Between them Labour and the Conservatives lost over 2,000 seats, with around three quarters of them being Labour. The Liberal Democrats gained 155 seats, while the Greens won 441 seats. Their performance in Scotland was particularly noteworthy, putting them on a par with Labour. 

Speaking to Premier Christian News, Stephen Reed, deputy leader of Derbyshire County Council said that "a lot of Christians [were] motivated to stand for election because they want their country back, they want Christian values back".

Reed blamed the political establishment for their own failure, saying they had become “too woke and too progressive”.

“It’s encouraging to see people are wanting change. A lot of people are voting for Reform, it’s good to see we’re having a move back towards the values of family, community and country. That’s what Reform stands for," he said. 

Reform leader Nigel Farage has previously suggested there is a strong disconnect between church leaders and ordinary believers when it comes to support for his party, particularly in the Church of England.

Last year the Bishop of Oxford wrote an open letter to Farage criticising him for attempting “to politicise the questions of migration and asylum by deliberately increasing fear of the stranger in our communities”.

Farage has dismissed such the concerns of some in the church, saying they were “out of touch, perhaps with their own flock”.

For his part, Reed, said there was no contradiction between Christian teaching and Reform’s plans, particularly on immigration.

“Yes, you welcome your neighbour. But all of the teachings of Jesus point to what we do as individuals, not corporately as a nation. He’s not speaking to governments. Jesus said: ‘Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and give to God what is God’s’," he said. 

He added, “Charity starts at home. Before we can help others, we need to look after ourselves. We need to fix the issues with homelessness, deprivation and poverty that we have in our own society, before we help other people." CT.