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03 September 2010

Budget 2010: take action + email the Chancellor

The public service cuts, benefit freezes and raising indirect taxes announced in the budget will increase inequality but there is an alternative. More ...

Compass

Return to Work Bill

A response to the Return to Work Bill in the Queen's Speech by the ISOH More ...

ISOH

Labour's first election film – The Road Ahead

Labour's first broadcast of the 2010 election describes the choice facing Britain on May 6: whether to stay on the road to recovery or risk a change of direction. More ...

Theology and executive pay

The Church Investors Group have published a key paper outlining moral questions around Executive pay and have brought a theological basis to this ongoing debate. More ...

Unlocking Community Assets Conference

Join London Civic Forum for a one-day conference to explore governance in asset transfer More ...

Caesar's Coin: Morality and Taxes

Join Christian Aid for an event discussing the ethics of corporate taxation, tax planning and tax avoidance. Stephen Timms MP in the keynote speaker along side Michael Moore MP and a Conservative representative. More ...

EDM Calling for Separation of the Banks

The Early Day Motion written by Alan Michael MP calling for the government to separate the banks More ...

Obama agrees with CSM Call for Separation of Banks

CSM is pleased to see agreement with our campaign to separate the banks, and continue to lobby for UK banks to be split ina similar way. More ...

MCU Annual Conference ‘Shifting Paradigms’

The Modern Churchpeople's Union's conference on theology and economics in the 21st century provides an opportunity to discuss the current economic downturn from a Christian perspective with leaders in the field More ...

Compass Calls for all to Lobby MPs on EDM 191

Compass is aiming to get 100 MPs signatures to agree with the High Pay Commission they set up in August. They ask supporters to join the call for fair pay in these tough economic times. More ...

UK Must Take Some Responsibility For Iceland Crisis

The Jubilee Debt Campaign has called for the British government to step up and take more responsibility for the debt crisis facing Iceland. They are seeking a independant arbitration system to deal with the crisis. More ...

Letter from Joe Cox at Compass

Compass is asking you to urgently call on your MP to sign up to EDM 191 in support of a High Pay Commission. More ...

A One-Off Levy on Banker's Bonuses

Today the Chancellor announced plans for a one-off levy on banker's bonuses - this is great news for everyone who campaigned on high pay and for a Banks Windfall Tax over recent weeks. More ...

Possible emergency tax on bankers' bonuses

The next 48 hours before the Pre-Budget report are vital. To beat the city spin machine we need to send a loud message to the Chancellor. We'd like you to send him an email and invite your friends to do the same. More ...

ING BANK SEPARATES BANKING OPERATIONS

ING is moving towards complete separation of their banking and insurance operations. More ...

Bank of England Governor repeats call to reform banks

He reveals we bailed out banks with a previously unrevealed extra £61.6bn last year and calls for structural reform. More ...

Gordon Brown says stronger bank regulation not enough

PM proposes new measures to renew the economic and social contract between banks and society. One more measure is needed, says CSM. More ...

Archbishop - Economics is 'housekeeping' for humanity

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has urged us to keep economics in perspective, as it is only one aspect of human existence... More ...

Beyond Crisis: A Progressive Future for the UK Economy

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Dr Rowan Williams, is to be the headline speaker at a free one-day TUC conference next month which will assess the impact of the financial crisis on the UK economy... More ...

Bank of England Governor says separate the banks

Mervyn Kings comments effectively support CSM's campaign. More ...

MPs urge government to separate casino banking from retail banking

CSM Chair tables Early Day Motion, backed by Treasury Committee chair More ...

Markets and morals at Labour conference

The values that should underpin our economy were debated by CSM at Labour Conference. More ...

Government minister calls for banks to reform morals to earn forgiveness

A change of behaviour is required, argues Paul Myners More ...

Charities applaud FSA's support for new bank tax.

'Banks should be asked to bail out the tens of millions of poor people pushed into poverty by a crisis they did nothing to cause,' said Max Lawson, a senior policy adviser at Oxfam. More ...

EU Predicts Economic Gloom

As the European Commission forecasts a year of decline and unemployment, we focus on the Church's role in providing a spark for the economy and on our 2009 Tawney Dialogue. More ...