A busy week for misinformation and misdirection…

… and on 21 July, The Gazette carried the following Proclamation by the King: “Whereas, if the England men’s football team win the FIFA World Cup in the year 2026, to mark the achievement, We consider it desirable that Friday the twenty-fourth day of July in the year 2026 should be a bank holiday in England“. Given that the overall cost in lost production in England would have been about £2bn, some might be tempted to add. “Fortunately for the UK economy, England lost“!

England: financial support for listed places of worship

Historic England has published the Places of Worship Funding Index, which it describes as a resource to support places of worship in England to identify potential funders for building-focused projects. We understand that it was researched by Good Faith Partnership and has been approved by DCMS. Continue reading →