Divines opine
“WHEN so many are living in poverty and unemployment, it is wrong to give priority to the claims of those who are already well off. None of the political parties has put forward a programme which offers much real hope of improvement to those in the greatest need.” Thus spake Britain's main Christian churches on April 8th in a report, “Unemployment and the Future of Work”. For once, politicians had to discuss an issue actually affecting how people live, if only for a few hours.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Divines opine”
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