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If there is one thing you should do today it is to set aside 10 minutes of your time to view one of the most eloquently and articulately delivered speeches I’ve witnessed. The subject of the debate, ‘Is the Catholic Church a force for good in the world?’, whilst a topical issue, is not the main one here. It is merely an opportunity to marvel and the wonderfulness that is Stephen Fry. I do not need say any more on the matter, I shall let Stephen say the rest himself…
Rob the rich to pay for the poor? Many wouldn’t agree I’m sure but what if the rich had just been given a shed load of cash by the poor so that they can stay…well, rich? The latest idea, backed by politicians and charities alike, is to impose a tiny tax on bankers (remember the ones we all bailed out) which would raise billions of pounds a year to help such issues as climate change, poverty, international aid and go some way to solving some of the problems we have here in the UK, for example the struggling NHS and schools.
Find out more information at http://www.robinhoodtax.org.uk