Bishops deliver damning verdict on Britain under Labour rule

Leading bishops in the Church of England have launched a withering attack on the Government questioning the morality of its policies.
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent
28 Dec 2008

Five of the Church’s most senior figures said the Government now presided over a country suffering from family breakdown, an unhealthy reliance on debt and a growing divide between rich and poor.

The Bishop of Manchester accused Labour of being “beguiled by money” and “morally corrupt”.

The Bishop of Hulme said they were “morally suspect” and the Bishop of Durham said they had reneged on their promises.

They were joined by the bishops of Winchester and Carlisle who claimed ministers had squandered their opportunity to transform society and run out of steam. the rest

Bishops hit out at ‘immoral’ Government