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As Dame Sarah Mullally takes up the mitre and crozier (akin to a shepherd's crook) in her role as Archbishop of Canterbury, we must fervently hope she tunes into the views of her flock - but the early signs aren't promising.

While the ludicrous 'Project Spire' which could see the Church of England pay £100 million in reparations for its links with the slave trade is opposed by more than 80 per cent of churchgoers and should be dropped, it is reported she is minded to support it. Might I politely suggest she quickly learns to hear the views from her pews.

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There is a growing number of people who have been catastrophically let down by successive governments, plunged into debt and offered zero help. In most cases they also happen to be some of our youngest and, in many instances, best educated and most ambitious.

Official data from the Centre for Social Justice last week showed more than 700,000 university students are out of work, unable to find jobs and many now claiming benefits.

To make matters even worse for them, most have chalked up eye-watering debt after tuition fees were raised and the amount they owe is also subject to interest at 8%.

Debts of £70,000 and £80,000 are commonplace and without jobs, they can't even start earning to pay it off.

Despite potential educational benefits, it is now time to question the wisdom of many university courses.

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When Director General Tim Davie steps down in April his place will be taken by the current 'Director of Nations.'

This underlines how brilliant the comedy show W1A was in lampooning that curious organisation.

And presumably the 'Director of Better' or 'Director of Re-imagining' were not available.

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Do you suppose Brooklyn Beckham paid for his £75,000 bottle of wine from his earnings as a chef?

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Evidently 'Gen Z-ers' - those born between 1997 and 2012 - struggle with colloquialisms for sex from years back. Expressions such as "how's your father," "hanky panky" and "rumpy pumpy" leave them baffled. Apparently, they prefer the word "smash!"

Ugh! Bring back the good old days.

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It was a jobs bloodbath last week with hundreds of posts going from banks to bars and to bookies, many courtesy of that appalling budget.

The great shame is the jobs that aren't going, such as our distinctly B-grade Chancellor and most of her Government pals.