EU Referendum

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 we must all thank Mrs Gina Miller, who single-handedly (with…

Bishop berates poor, deluded Brexiteers who voted “quixotically” to leave the EU

February 21, 2017
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Initial coverage looked very encouraging. The BBC reported that the Rt Rev'd Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark, had exhorted the House of Lords to pass the European Union (Notice of…

EU withdrawal Bill clears the Commons: will the Bishops vote for Brexit?

February 9, 2017
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It is the stuff of which our Island history is made. The House of Commons has voted overwhelmingly to give the Prime Minister leave to invoke Article 50 of the…

Man plans, God laughs: House of Commons votes to trigger Article 50

December 8, 2016
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The House of Commons has voted to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – by which the UK will begin secession negotiations with the EU – by the end…

Bishop of Burnley: CofE’s agenda is set by academia, moneyed elites, and sections of the secular media

December 3, 2016
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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…

Article 50 judgment is no big deal: Parliament will not subvert the will of the people on Brexit

November 5, 2016
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Has the world gone mad? What is this media hysteria? Why all the rage? Are people stupid, or is it just certain editors of certain newspapers? Who made everybody a…

Nigel Farage says Archbishop of Canterbury “should go”

September 17, 2016
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"It's a great shame that the head of our established church is not actually prepared to stand up and fight for our Christian culture in this country," Nigel Farage told…

Bishop of Europe: Brexit represents loss, abject failure, squandering of birthright

July 18, 2016
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"Let me be clear," said the Rt Rev'd Dr Robert Innes, Bishop of* Europe, as he addressed the General Synod of the Church of England. "From my European perspective,…

Theresa May could be poised for real political greatness

July 12, 2016
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"Brexit means Brexit, and we're going to make a success of it," proclaimed Theresa May, just hours before she was unexpectedly declared the new leader of the Conservative Party,…

The destruction of Andrea Leadsom: is it no longer permissible to be proud of motherhood?

July 9, 2016
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"I absolutely am a Christian and I am very proud of it," Conservative leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom told Channel 4 News. "And it absolutely acts in the background in…

Mrs Proudie: Theresa May "makes Lucrezia Borgia seem like Mary Berry"

July 8, 2016
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Goodness! It is so good to be back enjoying home comforts and the sights, sounds and smells of Barchester (perhaps not quite so much of the latter) after visiting…

Mark Rylands mocked by fellow clergy for coming out as a Brexit Bishop

July 5, 2016
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"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…

Centenary of the Battle of the Somme: yesterday's youth died so that today's youth might be free

July 1, 2016
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They didn't really stand a chance. They were sons, husbands, fathers, friends and boys – some as young as 18 – ordered over the top into the direct line of…

Anglican clergy foment hate against Brexit Christians

June 29, 2016
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"But the privilege of democracy is to vote. To campaign vigorously. To have robust and firm discussion," said the Archbishop of Canterbury to those gathered for the inaugural Lambeth…

Brexit may have spurred a few racists, but the heartbeat of the nation is unity and tolerance

June 28, 2016
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"How can you side with bigots and racists?" "How can you support the vile BNP agenda?" "You're a Christian, for God's sake, and here you are sowing division and…

Brexit, the Bible and democracy: the judgment of God is the voice of the people

June 27, 2016
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As the dust settles... Perhaps that's a premature denouement. As the winds of Brexit crack their cheeks throughout Europe, and the refiner's fire purges the political parties – if…

Brexit: a supreme act of foolishness perpetrated by racists, bigots and small right-wing men

June 25, 2016
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Never in a decade of blogging has so much bile and vomit been spewed in this direction. Oh, we've had our fractious moments over the years, but nothing, ever,…

Independence Day UK: resurgence of democracy; restoration of sovereignty

June 24, 2016
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It is the fissure of the state. The people have met the people: they looked and evaluated, and the greater soul has chosen to be more free, noble, ingenious…

Vote Leave: take control. Believe in Britain, or bow down to Brussels

June 23, 2016
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The debates are done: the hour is come. EU Referendum Day 2016 is here. Like the Church of England, this blog is impeccably neutral on the matter: it is…

Vicar says EU Leavers are all "a bit racist"

June 22, 2016
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The Church of England is officially neutral on the matter of the EU referendum. By 'Church of England' here we mean the institution; not its pulpits and people. It…