The new normal of living with Covid-19 will only be sustainable – or even endurable – if we challenge our addiction to centralisation and go back to an age-old principle: only do centrally what must be done centrally.

So here’s a challenge from @BishopSarahM and me for the next phase of this complex and painful time: let’s place our trust in the local, and make sure it is resourced, trained, informed and empowered. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/15/government-must-decentralise-survive-covid/

It’s a challenge for government, and one we accept in @churchofengland. Where some have felt we’ve made too many decisions from the centre, we recommit to empowering clergy and parishes, which are and have always been the foundation of the Church.