A week dominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s announcement of his intended resignation...

…on which comments have been restricted to the legal issues involved. There are a couple of good descriptions of how the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury will be chosen and appointed, below, but an appreciable degree of uncertainty has been introduced post-Makin.  

The Archbishop and the Makin Review

On 7 November 2024, Channel 4 News bounced the Church of England into publishing an early release of the independent review led by Keith Makin in advance of its scheduled release on 13 November. Taking a textbook “public affairs” approach, the Church regained control of the agenda, albeit briefly but, given the revelations within the Review and the inordinate time of its gestation, it was inevitable that media interest would be aroused. Continue reading →