Bishops in the Lords

I note a recent piece from the Bishop of Portsmouth, making the case in favour of the bishops remaining in the House of Lords, in the Church Times.

Derek, Clive and Mrs Whitehouse

An interesting snippet on the newly released files from the DPP on Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's scatological Derek and Clive recordings in the Guardian, Monday 16th. It caught my eye since one complainant to the Home Office also sent a copy to Mary Whitehouse "who seems alone to be brave enough to stand up to public filth" - some sense here of the perceived importance of her campaigns, at least to some.
See my earlier post on last year's biopic on her.

Shortt on Williams

The debate continues about Rupert Shortt's biography of Rowan Williams, and by extension about the Archbishop himself. See a review on the moderate evangelical Fulcrum site, and ensuing discussion, almost all positive (at the time of reading.)
See also my earlier post on print reviews.