this properly, and in part, because of people this properly, and in part, because of people actually reading it, recording all the opinions, which you could recording all the opinions, which you could do under certain other circumstances, was not really a realistic circumstances, was not really a realistic or circumstances, was not really a realistic or sensible proposition. but we realistic or sensible proposition. but we did try, and this i think is really but we did try, and this i think is really critical, sir patrick and thou, really critical, sir patrick and thou, tried to reflect the range of views thou, tried to reflect the range of views when we were briefing ministers, to the best availability. we try ministers, to the best availability. we try to ministers, to the best availability. we try to capture the fact that there we try to capture the fact that there were outlier opinions, i don t mean there were outlier opinions, idon t mean that there
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SIR – Peter Stanford is the latest columnist to describe the numerous woes of the Church of England (Features, March 31). Many readers will simply say to themselves: “What does it matter if the former leading religion in the country fades into oblivion?” A tour of the villages of England will provide an answer: in every part of the country, parish churches occupy a central position. Prior to the establishment of parish councils in 1894, the local church not only provided spiritual guidance to th