It matters not which school the AoC attended— the CoE is not the CoE unless it represents that ultimate absurdity and contradiction in terms, the state church. The secular decline in attendance at Anglican temples has been partly due to recognition of this anomaly. However, that Welby is an OE— by design or necessity— does make the embarrassment more acute.

Acute awareness of this problem is now displayed by Welby's grammar-schooled predecessor, who tells him to carry a newspaper as well as a Bible; undoubtedly to give Anglicanism the appearance of representing left wing values, rather than those likely of an education that costs about the same per annum as the income of the average British household. Williams did make rather amateur essays at economics after the Coalition arrived, which might have persuaded some to stay with the CoE. Cameron politely kept him at arm's length; as well he might, of course. It may be that he will attempt to 'rescue' the CoE by taking more notice of Welby, to contrive public empathy for the CoE that it cannot get without artificial means. Watch out for stage management.

But Ed Miliband would be very well advised to stay a good distance from any Cameroon trickery, and from Welby, as he may be less aware of the long, historic association of Toryism and Anglicanism than some. He is of course aware that the Labour Party has little if anything to do with Marxism, but he may have forgotten, as many seem to have forgotten, that its roots lie much more in Methodist inspiration than Anglican. (Of course, as modern Methodism seems to have abandoned its roots, this amnesia is not so surprising.)

Though if Welby, who has already started to moralise, actually understands economics (and a business career is no guarantee of that, at all), he will tread very carefully indeed, where angels fear to tread. Not that he would discard the newspaper and open the Bible instead. That is not the Anglican way, especially today. There does not seem to be any direction in which the CoE can now go. Even with precious help from Ladbrokes.

I can do a long and windind post , but hey it amounts to the same, its just simply jobs for the boys, if you know the handshake, your in.

Another Old Etonian. Oh dear.

Presumably, Mr Welby would be described by Mr Cameron as a safe pair of hands?
I am sure there will be no need for some spittle lipped, foaming Tory to call for and end to this 'troublesome priest'.
I suspect Mr Welby will be leading whole camel trains through the eyes of needles, preparing the way for the City rich kids to follw.

Can we have similar posts when the heads of other religions are nominated to represent their faith at the House of Lord's?