This evening, in Parliament...

...Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, retired Anglican Bishop of Rochester, gave a lecture on marriage. It was well-attended and the clear message was one of a robust and intellectually profound defence of marriage as the lifelong union of one man and one woman, establishing a new family. Excellent stuff. There was much enthusiasm on the news that the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have urged support for marriage and opposition to the Government's plans to alter the law.