In a guest post, Peter Edge looks at the continuing debate about the Bishop of Sodor and Man’s ex officio membership of the island’s Legislative Council.

On 20 June, the Manx Tynwald voted on the place of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. In doing so it was returning to ground covered specifically in a vote before the last General Election to the House of Keys, but also to broader issues of church and state considered more recently in relation to legislative prayers.

The primary motion, moved by Ms Faragher, was for the removal of the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man from the Legislative Council before the appointment of a successor to the retiring Bishop, Bishop Eagles. Continue reading →