Truth enables us to confront the challenges of migration, the ethical use of artificial intelligence, and the protection of the Earth
Pope Leo XIV, X, 16 May
The emphasis on the “I” at the expense of the “us” has become a problem, because lots of the civic associations have broken down. If you lose this sense that it’s important to belong to something bigger than yourself, then I think you lose quite a lot. Where do you go if you have a problem now?
Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister, interview in The New Statesman, 16 May
The more I wander around the streets of Roehampton, the more I am pretty clear — in very broad brush terms — the explanation of our anxiety, distress, dismay and hopelessness in the face of the unparalleled prosperity and freedom we enjoy in this country is junk food, smartphones and the decline of organised religion
Joshua Rey, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Roehampton, quoted in The Daily Telegraph, 19 May
For [Crystal] Palace fans, perhaps it’s precisely the long wait that added to the glory, even if it took 119 years to come
Chine McDonald, Thought for the Day, Radio 4, 19 May
The Palace display at Wembley was the subject of Thought For the Day. That’s enough to win me over, I’m going to church
Mark Steel, comedian, X, 19 May
It is frankly insulting to disabled people and hard-working professionals up and down the country to have their many valid concerns about this Bill dismissed as religious beliefs
Florence Eshalomi, Labour MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, House of Commons, speaking on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, 16 May
This #AssistedDyingBill is an awful piece of work, but I can’t really imagine a version that wouldn’t keep me awake at night. I’ve seen too many people who are sick, old, and expensive start to feel — and look — expendable. The law must have their protection as a first priority
Richard Coles, X, 16 May
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