The Church is often very comfortable with working-class people, provided they are on the receiving end of its generosity. Food banks and other charitable work are invaluable, but invite a working-class professional to the decision-making table, particularly one who questions authority, and the welcome can become rather less enthusiastic.

The Church of England has become painfully good at surviving scandal...Accountability becomes a process rather than a consequence.

This week, Guarding the Flock turns one. A year ago, after blowing the whistle on serious safeguarding and culture concerns, I genuinely thought my career was over. The truth is, there were days I thought my life was over. The toll it took on me was painful. I couldn't imagine ever working in safeguarding again. But somehow, out of that, Guarding the Flock was born. It didn't begin with a business plan. It began with a laptop, long days at my kitchen table, and countless hour