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| The Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols. |
by HARRY BLACKWOOD
Nothing
changes. This week the Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols laid into the
government for its welfare reforms which he branded a disgrace.
Britain's
most senior Catholic accused the coalition of removing even the most basic
safety net, leaving society's most vulnerable facing hunger and destitution.
Now, I've
got no time for the Catholic Church - or any organised religion - but having
watched the Archbishop on BBC news, I was impressed with what he had to say and
the way he said it.
I've been
very fortunate with my career. I've never claimed a penny in unemployment
benefit - or any benefit - but just over five years ago I had the audacity to
try to make a claim when I went to my local Jobcentre for the one and only time
Here's
how it went . . .
