The threat of schism within the Church of England and the Anglican Communion over women bishops and homosexuals is real enough; but the next archbishop will also be expected to take part in an even more bitter battle for the soul of Britain. It is being fought now, in the courts and the Commons, on the streets and in broadcasting studios, with name-calling and even death threats, by men and women with passionately held views on what it means to be British now and what this country should stand for.