Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their… Read More ›
Banking & capitalism
The devastating consequences of exploitative Payday lending and the Christian response
Personal debt and payday loans companies have once again filled the pages of the papers this week. These are rapidly becoming two of the defining issues of this time of austerity that our country is going through. The latest report… Read More ›
Why the Reverend Paul Flowers is not an utter disaster
I used to have a lot of respect for the Co-op Bank. During the last few years since the banking system went into meltdown, followed by the Libor rigging and other troublesome scandals, the Co-op has come up mostly smelling… Read More ›
The Living Wage has God’s heart over it
I’m not going to pretend that I’m an expert when it comes to economic issues, but I did previously work for a bank, so I wouldn’t say I’m clueless either. Having often considered our welfare system, one aspect that I… Read More ›
Has Justin Welby become the nation’s conscience personified?
The Archbishop of Canterbury isn’t exactly struggling to get the press to notice him at the moment. Of course it always helps to have a royal christening to preside over to gain a decent amount of media exposure. There’s nothing… Read More ›
Why I’m Setting Up a Credit Union
There are generally two types of people I get to know through this blog. On one hand there are those who talk about doing the right thing and what should be done and on the other are those who actually… Read More ›
Question Time, answered prayer and a belief that change can happen
Just over a week ago I ended up appearing on Question Time. As the May 16th broadcast was coming from my local town of Ipswich it seemed like a good idea to apply in the hope that I might be able to… Read More ›
