I was in conversation with Prof John Curtice about the General Election after the Sung Eucharist this morning.
We touched on what might happen at the election, how a UK government is actually formed, will proportional representation ever happen, will the SNP propose another referendum next year and what it is like being John Curtice in the middle of all this.
The conversation was recorded and is available here:
https://vimeo.com/124745987
So – when is someone going to challenge this in a court of law? We’re a few weeks behind you on the same road, here in A&TI.
I’d like to think that everyone involved would prefer this to be sorted out outside the courts.
It is unseemly for the bishops to be behaving in this way and I think that at least some of them know that. I also know that they know that behaving in an unseemly way is even worse than behaving illegally in our church.
I think it is quite likely that our bishops know how foolish it would be to pursue a policy which would allow a situation to develop where bishops are reminded repeatedly during their episcopacy that their election was irregular.
I suspect that we don’t have enough acrobats in church these days. Take a look at this video from the Vatican showing us the way forward. I think that you’ll find that there is something for everyone in this video.
Am getting cabin fever, I think. First it was the snow and then I got a horrible snuffly head cold which has kept me grounded for a couple of days. Have not been able to accomplish terribly much over the last couple of days except to take once again to various lotions and potions. Did…
One of the things that I like about living round here is the diversity – lots of different people living cheek by jowl and by and large, getting on pretty well. Glasgow isn’t a particularly mixed city in comparison to many in the UK, but the square mile that I live in (along with a…
here's what I said this morning.
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