Phillip Schofield: Sin, power and how to resist the urge to be a Pharisee

In the court of public opinion there is rarely room for forgiveness or redemption, observes Tim Farron MP

I shan’t comment on the specifics of Phillip Schofield’s exit from This Morning, except to say that it would be good for us to pray for a resolution to all the anger, remorse and hurt being played out in the UK media right now.

But the situation does lead me to reflect on how the abuse and misuse of power in relationships is repeatedly seen in public life. This is true of the entertainment industry, politics, sport and the Church – in fact, every institution where humans are placed on a pedestal, revered for a while and then torn down when they prove to have feet of clay.