Jamie Franklin

The Reverend Dr Jamie Franklin is the Priest in Charge at Holy Trinity Winchester and the host of the Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs podcast.

Who does Justin Welby speak for?

Archbishop Justin Welby’s appearance on The Rest is Politics has caused quite a stir in Anglican circles.  For the most part, the Archbishop came across well and gave some very insightful answers when questioned, for example, about original sin and peace-making in war-torn nations. But these good things are inevitably going to be overshadowed by Welby’s answer

Will the Red Wall revolt split the right?

48 min listen

On the podcast this week: is Rishi ready for a Red Wall rebellion?  Lee Anderson’s defection to Reform is an indication of the final collapse of the Tories’ 2019 electoral coalition and the new split in the right, writes Katy Balls in her cover story. For the first time in many years the Tories are