http://www.smh.com.au/world/archbishop-backs-anticapitalist-protesters-20111102-1mvow.html Archbishop backs anti-capitalist protesters November 3, 2011 Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Photo: AFP
THE Archbishop of Canterbury threw his weight behind anti-capitalist protesters as he called for a new tax on banks. Dr Rowan Williams said that the Church of England had a ''proper interest in the ethics of the financial world'' and said there had been ''little visible change in banking practices'' after the recession. He urged the British government to drop its opposition to a Europe-wide tax on financial transactions, which is expected to be proposed by France and Germany at the G20 summit. Advertisement: Story continues below ''Many people are frustrated beyond measure at what they see as the disastrous effects of global capitalism,'' Dr Williams said. TELEGRAPH Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/archbishop-backs-anticapitalist-protesters-20111102-1mvow.html#ixzz1cfQK7Iff [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
