Writes Tom Uttley in The Daily Mail  today,

“If my guess is right, the great majority of fair-minded, reasonable Britons - those, anyway, who remember the cash-for-questions scandal that gave the Tory government such a bad name - will think: “Yes, of course. It's an established fact of history that Hamilton corruptly took money in brown envelopes for asking Commons questions.”

Guilty as charged, Mr Uttley.

Now reminded as to how the “brown envelope”  allegations came to be, I have revised my view.

To quote The Guardian,

“Dr Williams is right when he argues that other religions - and not just the established Anglican faith - are allowed to police their own laws. Orthodox Jews have a beth din (a rabbinical court); there is evidence of informal arrangements in other faith communities. But what the archbishop really wants is a tolerance for the role of religion in public affairs that succeeds only in highlighting why it would be better entirely excluded.”

I'll give a religious court (of whichever persuasion) a miss, if you don't mind

“In a corporation that is obsessed with promoting diversity, inclusivity and accessibility - code words for non-white, non-shires and non-conservative views - Radio 4 is the last redoubt for millions of listeners who select their broadcaster on quality of output, rather than its role in social engineering.”

Jeff Randall  The Daily Telegraph