Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Gavin Drake Journalism and Communications ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://gavindrake.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Westminster’s permanent panic](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/05/13/westminsters-permanent-panic/) - Wall-to-wall speculation about Keir Starmer’s future says as much about modern political media as it does about Labour. While broadcasters obsess over leadership drama, major questions about Reform UK, scrutiny and constitutional change receive far less attention. - [RUN: how Gafcon keeps trying — and failing — to replace the Anglican Communion](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/03/06/run-how-gafcon-keeps-trying-and-failing-to-replace-the-anglican-communion/) - For nearly two decades Gafcon has claimed to replace the Anglican Communion. Yet the Communion continues to function — and its critics have never formally left. - [40 years on: why Rape: My Story still matters — a personal reflection](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/23/40-years-on-why-rape-my-story-still-matters-a-personal-reflection/) - Forty years after the Ealing vicarage attack, Rape: My Story returns. Jill Saward’s unfiltered account helped change press practice, sentencing law and public attitudes to sexual violence. This anniversary edition honours her courage — and reminds us the fight for justice is not over. - [Archbishop Sarah Mullally gives her address to the General Synod](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/10/archbishop-sarah-mullally-gives-her-address-to-the-general-synod/) - [Ramadan lights and Christmas lights in London: the truth](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/14/ramadan-lights-and-christmas-lights-in-london-the-truth/) - Ramadan lights haven’t replaced Christmas in London. Britain’s history shows expanding religious freedom — not erasure, but inclusion. - - [What happened to my blog?](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2025/09/21/what-happened-to-my-blog/) - Malware had managed to infect the part of my server that hosts this website. To remove it, I had to delete the entire content and start again. This means that old content has gone. - [Ending the Westminster psychodram pantomime](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/11/ending-the-westminster-psychodram-pantomime/) - [Britain’s pothole crisis deepens](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/10/britains-pothole-crisis-deepens/) - [Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to resign](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/09/anas-sarwar-calls-on-keir-starmer-to-resign/) - [US send federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the Winter Olympics](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/08/us-send-federal-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice-agents-to-the-winter-olympics/) - [The Artemis moon landings](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/03/the-artemis-moon-landings/) - [Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moves to Sandringham](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/04/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-moves-to-sandringham/) - [The Mandelson Files](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/05/the-mandelson-files/) - [Jan Leeming goes to the pub](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/06/jan-leeming-goes-to-the-pub/) - [Trump posts racist meme of the Obamas](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2026/02/07/trump-posts-racist-meme-of-the-obamas/) - [A personal tribute to John Stapleton](https://gavindrake.co.uk/2025/09/21/a-personal-tribute-to-john-stapleton/) - John Stapleton understood that journalism isn’t just about telling stories – it’s about listening to them. ## Pages - [Home](https://gavindrake.co.uk/) - This is the personal website of writer, editor, and producer Gavin Drake. Through his company, Church Street Bureau, Gavin Drake provides writing, editorial and videography services, opinion pieces and features. His main areas of expertise, which include gender-based violence, ecclesiastical law, and the Holy Land. - [Briefings](https://gavindrake.co.uk/briefings/) - From January 2026, Gavin Drake now offers briefings on subjects related to safeguarding, ending sex-based violence and support for its victims and other matters before Parliament that interests him. The aim is to provide readers with background knowledge, although they are biaised - biaised towards victims and survivors. For this, Gavin makes no apologies. The - [gAvIn](https://gavindrake.co.uk/gavin/) - Combining Gavin Drake's humour with AI's creativity Select the links to see the cartoons 11 February 2026: Ending the Westminster psychodram pantomime 10 February 2026: Archbishop Sarah Mullally gives her address to the General Synod 10 February 2026: Britain’s pothole crisis deepens 9 February 2026: Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to resign 8 February ## Downloads - [The draft Clergy Conduct Measure: Expediency, constitutional safeguards and parliamentary responsibility](https://gavindrake.co.uk/download/the-draft-clergy-conduct-measure-expediency-constitutional-safeguards-and-parliamentary-responsibility/) - [The Church of England and independent safeguarding: why GS 2429 falls short](https://gavindrake.co.uk/download/the-church-of-england-and-independent-safeguarding-why-gs-2429-falls-short/) - The Archbishops’ Council’s latest safeguarding proposals keep control within the Church, delaying true independence and failing victims, Synod, and regulators. - [Background Briefing: Why the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 requires Parliamentary review](https://gavindrake.co.uk/download/background-briefing-why-the-church-of-england-assembly-powers-act-1919-requires-parliamentary-review/) - Parliament should review procedures that do not allow legislation with the force of an Act of Parliament to be scrutinised, amended and held to account. - [Background Briefing: The draft Clergy Conduct Measure](https://gavindrake.co.uk/download/background-briefing-the-draft-clergy-conduct-measure/) - Background briefing on plans to to re-introduce the draft Clergy Conduct Measure to the General Synod after it was rejected by Parliament. Background briefing on plans to to re-introduce the draft Clergy Conduct Measure to the General Synod after it was rejected by Parliament. ## Categories - [Uncategorised](https://gavindrake.co.uk/category/uncategorised/) - [Blog](https://gavindrake.co.uk/category/blog/) - [Journalism and Media](https://gavindrake.co.uk/category/blog/journalism-and-media/) - [gAvIn](https://gavindrake.co.uk/category/gavin/) - [UK News](https://gavindrake.co.uk/category/blog/uk-news/) - [Church News](https://gavindrake.co.uk/category/blog/church-news/)