An attempt to make the Church of England leadership less “male, pale and stale” with a new fast-track promotion system for future bishops appears to have backfired after it emerged it was dominated by white, middle-aged men.
A secret “talent pool” – designed with echoes of The Apprentice - to train up young, more dynamic clerics for top positions has been established as part of a drive to transform the episcopate to be more representative of society, including with more female and ethnic minority membership.
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