Lord Frost: Covid, Net-Zero, Brexit, Identity Politics, Free Speech and ...

Feb 2022 • Church of England vicars Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin are joined by Lord Frost. Until recently David Frost has been at the heart of the UK Government and has been deeply involved in seminal moments in British history including the Brexit negotiations and the Covid crisis. A deeply principled man, he quit the government over his opposition to further Covid restrictions and has subsequently said publicly that he believes that lockdowns are a serious policy error. In this special interview, he addresses in-depth the Covid crisis and the real reasons for the government's response to it, the use of behavioural psychology, the relationship of the government to the UK media, Brexit, the green agenda, free speech and the online harms bill. We also speak about the Church of England and its failure to take the opportunity to offer hope in the midst of fear. Lord Frost ends this discussion with an exhortation to the Church to remember its true identity and to stop aping secular politicians. Daniel and Jamie also reflect upon the discussion with Lord Frost and catch up on this week's notable news: namely the ending of Covid restrictions in England, the Church of England bishops' plans to alter the nature of the Church by creating bishops for certain issues such as Brexit and Covid and the Archbishop of Canterbury's recent comments on the moral imperative to embrace radical collectivism. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing to us on your chosen podcatcher and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAc... Topics and Timings: 07:16 Discussion with Lord Frost 1:08:40 Covid, Boris and the Church - Reflection on the Lord Frost Discussion with Revs Jamie and Daniel 1:33:49 Scriptural Reflections - Acts 17:16-31, Paul amongst the Greeks 1:43:11 "A Covid Bishop is the Last Thing my Church Needs" - Bishops to radically overhaul ministry in the CofE (https://unherd.com/thepost/a-covid-bi...) The Times - Behold the Bishop of Brexit (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bi...) 1:54:38 Daniel responds to Archbishop of Canterbury further comments on selfishness and immorality of the unvaccinated Notices: Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverend Jamie's Good Things Substack blog/newsletter: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzspr... Twitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPod Telegram: https://t.me/irreverendpod Email: irreverendpod@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAc... Odysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5 Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com