BISH! Church leaders blast the 'immoral' Government BASH! They accuse Labour of betraying Britain's poor BOSH! Furious Brown hits back .. says policies are right; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.Byline: BY JAMES LYONS James Lyons can refer to:
CHURCH leaders yesterday branded Gordon's Brown's economic policies immoral and accused ministers of betraying the poor. The five senior bishops said the Government was obsessed with money and slammed the Prime Minister's plan to borrow heavily and spend Britain out of recession. In an astonishing coordinated attack, they also accused Labour of failing to deal with debt, poverty and the growing gap between rich and poor. Their condemnation was brushed off by Mr Brown, who insisted he was adopting the right values and strategy to beat the credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. . But the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester, claimed Labour had encouraged people to rack up debts. He hit out: "The Government has acted scandalously. It believes money answers all problems and encouraged greed and a love of money the Bible says is the root of all evil. "It's morally corrupt because it encourages people to get into a lifestyle of believing they can always get what they want." Bishop of Durham, the Rt Rev Tom Wright, claimed ministers had betrayed the poor with broken promises. He added: "While the rich have got richer, the poor have got poorer. "When a big bank or car company goes bankrupt, it gets bailed out, but no one seems to be bailing out the ordinary people who are losing their jobs." The Rt Rev Stephen Lowe Stephen Lowe (born 1947) is an English playwright. He was born in Sneinton, Nottingham, where his father was a labourer and his mother a machinist in Nottingham's Lace Market. He graduated from Birmingham University. , Bishop of Hulme, also tore in, blasting: "The Government isn't telling people deep in debt to stop overextending themselves, but instead is urging us to spend more. That is morally suspect and feeble." The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, had already compared Mr Brown's plans to boost the economy by keeping shoppers spending to an addict returning to drugs. His attack was also echoed by the Rt Rev Graham Dow The Rt Rev Graham Dow is the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. He is the 66th holder of the office. He is a leading evangelical. Before his arrival in Carlisle, Reverend Dow was the vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Coventry [1] and the Area Bishop for Willesden, London. , the Bishop of Carlisle, and the Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt Michael Charles Scott-Joynt (born 1943) is an English ecclesiastic and prelate of the Order of the Garter. He was appointed Bishop of Winchester, one of the five senior bishoprics in the Church of England, in 1995. , the Bishop of Winchester. They claimed the Government was fixated on winning the next election. Bishop Scott-Joynt added: "It's imperative it helps the poorer people and holds hard-hit communities in its sights." But the PM defended his policies, insisting: "We will eventually look back on the winter of 2008 as another great challenge that was thrown Britain's way and that Britain met. Because we had the right values, the right policies, the right character to meet it." Cabinet minister Liam Byrne defended Government action to stimulate the economy, saying it could not "walk on by". He added: "The bishops have done justice to some of Labour's achievements. We've lifted half a million kids out of poverty, a million pensioners out of poverty." Labour MP Sir Stuart Bell, Church of England Church of England: see England, Church of. representative in the Commons, said Mr Brown led the way in helping those on low incomes and cutting Third World debt. This is not just an economic issue, but a moral one.. on what we value BISHOP OF MANCHESTER Government spending Government spending or government expenditure consists of government purchases, which can be financed by seigniorage, taxes, or government borrowing. It is considered to be one of the major components of gross domestic product. is like an addict who is returning to a drug ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY Gordon Brown just seems fixated on winning the next election BISHOP OF CARLISLE The Government urges us to spend more - and that's morally suspect BISHOP OF HULME No one is bailing out the ordinary people who are losing their jobs BISHOP OF DURHAM It's imperative this Government helps the poorer, hard-hit people BISHOP OF WINCHESTER CAPTION(S): ATTACK ON DEBT Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester; TARGET Gordon Brown |
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