Church of England dances a jig over Tory Budget 2017
The Church of England has responded to the government's Budget 2017 with a round of effusive applause. In a statement gushing with appreciation, the Bishop of Birmingham, the Rt Rev'd…
Bishop of Shrewsbury
Is Mark Rylands the humblest bishop in the Church of England?
The Rt Rev'd Mark Rylands is presently Bishop of Shrewsbury. He is well-known to readers of this blog for being a thoughtful and intelligent advocate for UK secession from the European Union – the Church of England's only Brexit Bishop,…
If Brexit can’t be done, then Ted Heath lied, and our “essential national sovereignty” is gone
According to Alastair Campbell, Brexit can't be done. That's apparently what Theresa May has concluded and, if she were honest and any kind of leader, that's what she'd tell the…
The knives are out for Labour Leave and Socialist Brexiteers
Giles Fraser sends out a tweet: 'Poorest will gain most under Brexit, says Labour report'. And the derision poured forth: ...report by rabid Brexit supporters. As rabid a Brexiteer as…
As Brexit Bill receives Royal Assent, a lone bishop urges retention of free movement
By now Her Majesty will have set her seal upon the Brexit Bill: La Reyne le veult. At last we have The European Union (Notice of Withdrawal) Act, for which…
Bishop of Burnley: CofE’s agenda is set by academia, moneyed elites, and sections of the secular media
The Rt Rev'd Philip North, Bishop of Burnley, decided to celebrate his 50th birthday with a splash in the Church Times, which has become a veritable flash in the Daily…
Mark Rylands mocked by fellow clergy for coming out as a Brexit Bishop
"It was beginning to seem like there would never be a Brexit bishop," began the blog post on 1st April this year, a date which was lost on the…