Matt

The RSPB has stopped tweeting.

I think the politically-correct modern term is 'oil industry executive'.

We're pretty much in it for the Cornwall Parking...

He looks the type to have an illegal bowling action.

As far as I can see from my research, the parish is unique in having an exclave which you need to cross Provincial boundaries to reach!

Old Radnor was one of the ecclesiastical parishes containing land in both England and Wales, so the parishioners were given a vote in 1915 as to whether they wished to remain with the CofE or join with the CinW. They chose the CofE.

Fans of Ecclesiastical parish oddities - I present to you Kinnerton.

A detached part of the Parish of Old Radnor (the main part of the parish is to the south).

A part of a Church of England parish entirely surrounded by land in the Church in Wales.

I know a Vicar who reported that his fridge had broken down 'at some point in the last 3 months', noticed only when he wanted the one thing in there, a bottle of champagne, opened the fridge and it wasn't cold.

Spies in Canterbury saying the Cathedral precincts looking unusually full of faffing people last night.

An important read. Had Attorneys General been correctly pluralised, it would have been 100% spot on...

Gimme that ol' time religion...

Most encouraging!

I have been trying this tactic on the Europe board since reading this, and I'm distressed at how often it is working.

Absolutely this! And history will be kind and largely quickly forget the frustrating coda.

Hate to break it to you, but...

in the visible Church the evil be ever mingled with the good,

Going to try a variation of this line at my appraisal this week.

We don’t elect politicians with the expectation that they’ll cling to manifesto promises even when circumstances massively change

What I can say for sure from over here is that Local Authorities have no appetite whatsoever for taking that extra work on...

and that this will erode confidence in the EE generally which may lead to its abolition?

Or that this will encourage decay prior to closure?

The research we're doing in Wales atm suggests that abolition of EE would completely cripple secular LBC system so yes, should be keen to avoid that!

Trying to understand the argument here and probably being dense (I don't like the proposals, for different reasons!).

That if it's easier to close a church, it will happen more frequently which will lead to more churches decaying before LB enforcement has practical chance to get involved? 1/2

But once the building is closed the Ecclesiastical exemption expires and Listed Building Consent becomes required again.

Indeed...

A professional association for clergy could be accompanied by a professional association/registration for all Safeguarding Officers, with published professional obligations, strike-off etc powers exercised independently of the Church.

That might achieve the best bits of both Option 3 and Option 4?

This is making me feel sad that all I remember of our childhood trips is the shop that stocked new subbuteo teams and scalextric cars.

and a different specific legal meaning in different legal jurisdictions which have differing libel laws.

I'm suspicious of the correlation/causation here. I think it just as, perhaps more, likely that we drained the pipeline over the last 5/6 years, artificially inflating numbers by sending people to train earlier than we otherwise would have.

It happened in October and everybody has only just noticed, I'm afraid.

The statutory offences under the Marriage Act as relate to the Minister (s75) require knowledge.