Michael Gove is right to talk about ‘Christian forgiveness’. But there should be consequences too
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Graham Nicholls2022-02-02T09:23:00
Michael Gove has said we “owe” politicians who apologise for Partygate, “an element of Christian forgiveness”. Graham Nicholls agrees, but adds that personal forgiveness does not mean there are no consequences
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