All of Christopher Hope's guests this week are encouraging or have taken a leap of faith. Former Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke, now in the freedom of the backbenches, joins Chopper in the Red Lion to urge his fellow conservatives to rethink onshore windfarms and central housing targets and not fall for a "NIMBY's charter".
Also on the podcast, William Wragg, MP for Hazel Grove, discusses why he's made the leap into leaving parliament after the next election despite only being 34.
Plus former leader of the Lib Dems, Tim Farron, tells Chris why he thinks Christians should dip their toes into politics, and why he thinks the Church of England is compromised by being a "part of the furniture of state".

Britain is fast descending into chaos, and the Tories are powerless to stop it, by Allister Heath: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/30/britain-fast-descending-chaos-tories-powerless-stop/

A Mucky Business: Why Christians Should Get Involved In Politics, by Tim Farron: https://ivpbooks.com/a-mucky-business

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