Spare

Spare. Prince Harry's biography. Old Etonian. Biographies there are a few. But spare a thought for the outgoing Primus, since in his heyday in the 1970s and 1980s at the Anglican schools of the country, caning was endemic and young boys had to grin and bear it, as per my Anglican schools. Also in those years church figures of the Old Church of England had to face off with society and show a demonstrably compassionate face of Christ as the mild leader to the world, compassion was enjoined on those Etonian boys that joined the Church of England, the Old Church of England that is, it was de riguer, most prelates and prefects had to show such a face. Only in such a grin and bear it atmosphere some of the more primitive evangelicals did try to get under the radar. Dear Primus thought he was being open and inclusive and kind in allowing a Strictnine type into the system, especially as boys were v v brave in those days in and out of public schools. But the leaders who made it to the top were expected to be very liberal, more liberal than Jesus their Master. That was how it was in boys schools. Translate that 30 years on or 40 years on as per Radio 4, and the Primus gets into hot water for: a) not reporting under the terms of the new SGL laws; b) not standing up and being counted as a CPO; c) not deploying the harsh instruments of church anglican canon law on his former advisors and fellow Old Etonians and the like. In the Real Church of England though, it is otherwise. We deploy the corkscrews.