Music director quits ‘bullying’ cathedral for a new life in finance
NewsWhy does Church of England get into such tangles with directors of music?
Here’s a sorry story from Wakefield Cathedral.
Ed Jones arrived as director of music during Covid, after his predecessor was forced out.
Jones found just five boys in the choir. Within a year, he had 18 and the angels were singing.
Then a new Precentor arrived and the bullying began. Jones’s complaints were brushed aside. He had a breakdown and was dismissed without compensation since, at less than two years in the post, he had no statutory rights under employment law.
Jones has now given up on the house of God.
He is working as a financial advisor.
UPDATE: Clergyman is suspended
Comments