Cheers. Was Chartres politically conservative? Nazir Ali .. possibly, and a good shout. (View Post)

In practice I'd suggest there is enough fudge in the system to cover it. Any crisis might come from the Monarchy side, instead, or if the CofE declines Cheshire Car style, and the Lords Spiritua… (View Post)

Let me try and out-HYUFD, @HYUFD . It also depends what you mean by Conservative; I would not call the current incarnation of the Conservative Party, "Conservative". The last Bishop known t… (View Post)

Religious figures are also in the Life Peers. For example, Lord Mawson is the URC Minister who achieved prominence through the St Mary Bromley-by-Bow project, which was an holistic scheme that starte… (View Post)

I think the perspective of a Church of England Bishop may well be more valid, and better informed, than most other members of either the Lords or the Commons. Take the Bishop of Newcastle. She is bas… (View Post)