Voices of Awareness Andrew Taylor

Stephen Parsons from Survivingchurch.org discusses charisma, narcisism, grooming, deference and the vulnerability of believers to corruption and abuse. 

An analysis of the effectiveness of IICSA seen through the lense of "Cardinal Nichols needs to resign" and followed by "It's not Okay" a protest song about clerical sexual abuse of children by Linda Nolan.

A rising star of British contemporary fiction, Cliff James, reads from his new novel The Kindly Ones and talks about the book with Andy Taylor. The   Kindly Ones is a fictional prophecy for an extinction rebellion age set on the edge of extinction containing an adorable love-blossoming of an LGBTQI+ nature, exquisitely formed contemporary feminist characters & tackles the climate crisis, homelessness, displacement, violence, human nature & religious ridiculousness & is all set in a forest where two very different families encounter each other whilst hiding from the unknown.

One reader said...This is The Handmaid's Tale of a very probably forthcoming global catastrophe. 

TRIGGER WARNING: STRONG FEELINGS EXPRESSED. Listening to the Pioneers of Authentic Change express their formidable concerns about the integrity of the independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Lisa Nandy MP, Raymond Stephenson from Shirley Oaks Survivors Association, (www.shirleyoakssurvivorsassociation.co.uk) Ian Mc Fayden, Andy from Newcastle, Malcolm Mansfield QC  & Lloyd Evans from JWatch (see Youtube video IICSA:Part of the Problem 

Andy Taylor & Investigative journalist, Alex Renton discuss Blood Legacy, The Sewell Report, Stiff Upper Lip, Boarding School,  Child Sexual Abuse, The Sherbourne Prep cover up, Adverse childhood experience, challenging the British elite, white saviourism, exploitation in development aid, the family trip to Tobago, reparation projects, the violence of silence, passive racism, climate change and colourism. (Featuring Celeste singing Hear my Voice, Big Bill Brunsey’s Black, Brown & White & The Golden Gospel Singers singing Oh Freedom.)

A powerful ending to the fascinating and disturbing history of the abuse within the De La Salle schools with Pat Mills. Pat Mills website is patmills.wordpress.com.  Old Boys of  De La Salle schools and any Survivors of clerical abuse can comment and add to existing posts there from Pat and fellow Old Boys. Or you are very welcome to send your recollections to patmillswriter@gmail.com. They can remain anonymous and confidential if you prefer. Pat's book 2000AD and Judge Dredd: the Secret History… Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave! describes in more detail how the De La Salle brothers inspired his development of the character Judge Dredd and other well known comic book characters. It’s available from Amazon as an ebook, paperback and audiobook. Pat has also written two semi-aubiographical dark comedies in the ‘Read Em and Weep’ novel series:  Serial Killer (with Kevin O’Neill) and Goodnight, John-Boy. Both available from Amazon.For Pat’s comic book side, go to spacewarpcomic.com and millsverse.com