Don't forget the phrase that they have adopted from the legal profession- 'it could be argued'.

Agreed they did say, 'in so far as it is possible' but it was a clearly stated intention. If it was not possible, the reasons why it was not, should be made available.

We have Howells, in one of his letters to the papers, saying that to include all the churches in the final Bill was an unintentional effect of the drafting.

I will look up the actual words of this Howells statement, unless someone can beat me to it.