06 November 2012
Daily Briefing for Tuesday 6th November 2012
Issued at 09.00 by NC
Leonard, hermit, 6th cent
William Temple, archbishop, teacher of the faith, 1944
Tomorrow: Willibrord, bishop, 739
1. NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK
Archbishop Launches Living Wage Rate for UK
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu together with Julia
Unwin CBE Chief Executive of Joseph Rowntree Foundation /Joseph
Rowntree Housing Trust today launched the UK Living Wage. For
further information, see end of briefing or go to:
http://www.archbishopofyork.org/articles.php/2673/archbishop-launches-living-wage-rate-for-uk
2. Today's press coverage
Mirror p13, FT online, BBC online, Ind online Mail online
Reports on the launch of the 'Living Wage' campaign
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20206955
Mail p14, Guard p30, Times p19
Commentary by Alex Brummer "Political cynicism, economic
illiteracy and a crusade for a 'living wage' that will just kill
off jobs".
Polly Toynbee in the Guardian "The living wage tide is turning,
but not enough"
Times - Political Sketch by Ann Treneman
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/sketch/article3591070.ece
Tel p13
Reports that a new survey by the Mothers' Union and backed by
the Archbishop of Canterbury shows that "a letter to Father
Christmas" (present list) is placing undue pressure on parents to
buy additional presents for children.
Even Stand p32
Reports that "a ban on sales of homemade jam in used jars at
church fetes has been overruled by a London council after it
refused to police the edict". The headline reads "Church ban on
homemade jams comes to sticky end after council overrules it".
Times (T2) p3
Reports that two Milan based designers have produced a series of
'snappy graphics' illustrating everything from "celebrity lives to
historic events". One of the reproduced illustrations is the life
of Christ.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/article3591063.ece
Guard p33
Correction printed at the behest of the Bishop of Lincoln making
it clear that an area bishop (rather than an assistant bishop) had
agreed his resignation before the publication of (a critical)
report.
No online link
Letters
Times p24 John Dawson
Faith and Charity - responding to Monday's story about the
Charity Commission questioning the charitable status of
churches.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3590884.ece
Ends