sharing the pain

I was struck by this recent sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury in which he questions whether the burden of the recession is being fairly shared. I'm in agreement with the Archbishop on this, and I think it will become much clearer in England very soon when access to higher education becomes a major challenge for poorer and indeed middle class students.Maggi Dawn from Cambridge writes,

"the far more important story of the week.... is the latest development on student tuition fees. At this moment, anyone concerned with fairness in education should be paying attention."

This morning, I think we see another clear example of the lack of social justice with the announcement of Barclay Banks taxation bill. In actual fact, very few of the top 100 companies in the UK pay much in the way of tax.

It's clear that very hard times lie ahead when the cuts really begin to bite. It's good to see folk like the Archbishop taking a prophetic stance on the way these cuts are being shared out across society. It clearly isn't fair that large profitable companies don't contribute adequately to the UK treasury.