Bishops berate Brown's Moral Corruption

I did not expect over this Christmas holiday to be finally joined by the Bishops of the Church of England in my long running critique of the abominable New Labour Government but this morning all the news reports seem to repeat the criticism by five such first seen in the headline of the Sunday Telegraph, linked here, as follows:

Bishops deliver damning verdict on Labour rule

I have said more than enough over the years and months about this devious, self-serving, amoral, corrupt, decadent and obnoxious group of humanity that composes the present Cabinet and almost all others of the past recent years, the Bishops are somewhat more circumspect but note these quotes: The Bishop of Manchester accused Labour of being “beguiled by money” and “morally corrupt”. The Rt Rev Tom Wright, the Bishop of Durham, said ministers had not done enough to help the poor.

“Labour made a lot of promises, but a lot of them have vanished into thin air,” he said. “We have not seen a raising of aspirations in the last 13 years, but instead there is a sense of hopelessness.

“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 and seeing their savings diminished.”

The Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, the Bishop of Manchester, condemned Labour for encouraging people to get further into debt. “The Government has acted scandalously. This is not just an economic issue, but a moral one. It’s about what we value,” he said.

“The Government believes that money can answer all of the problems and has encouraged greed and a love of money that the Bible says is the root of all evil. It is morally corrupt because it encourages people to get into a lifestyle of believing they can always get what they want.”

Bishop McCulloch said New Labour was guilty of pursuing the policies championed by Margaret Thatcher, which the Church condemned in its landmark 1985 report, Faith in the City. It blamed Thatcherite policies for the growth of spiritual and economic poverty in Britain’s inner cities.

“Both administrations have been beguiled by money,” said Bishop McCulloch.

“It is ironic that under a Labour government we have the poor feeling they have been betrayed and the gap is getting ever greater. Any government of integrity would have exercised restraint, but this has been sadly lacking.”

The Rt Rev Stephen Lowe, the Church’s Bishop for Urban Life and Faith and also the Bishop of Hulme, said: “The Government isn’t telling people who are already deep in debt to stop overextending themselves, but instead is urging us to spend more.

“That is morally suspect and morally feeble. It is unfair and irresponsible of the Government to put pressure on the public to spend in order to revive the economy.”

Bishop Lowe suggested that it was a cynical ploy to improve the economy in time for the next general election.

“They are trying to take the credit for this, but are playing with people’s livelihoods in the process.” The bishop commissioned a Church report, Moral, But No Compass, published earlier this year, which said Labour had failed society and marginalised the Church. What were these same Bishops preaching over the past few years one wonders, while this blog has sometimes been an almost lone voice in calling for a drastic re-appraisal of the direction of travel? In the same paper David Cameron notes that Britain is on the edge of bankruptcy.... DUH!!!! and only now he has so noticed!!!!!!