The start of Lent, which occurs next Wednesday, will see series of talks during the season in parishes and elsewhere.One of the more enterprising venues is St Joseph’s Hospice, in Hackney, which will be hosting former Conservative Party leader, Lord (Michael) Howard of Lympne. Lord Howard, who is Jewish, will speak on “service of the poor today”. He is an interesting choice, given his support for the?Poll Tax and opposition to the introduction of the minimum wage. Elsewhere, a