Archbishop of Wales urges politicians to re-balance agenda

Most Rev John Davies released a statement on Thursday ahead of the General Election on 12^th December.

He said: “Brexit, which has dominated so much of the country’s public discourse and political agenda for so long, does need to be sorted before we all despair.

“But it has all but airbrushed from the scene and taken off the agenda other critical issues which we continue to face, and with which many individuals and groups within society and the wider world, continue to struggle. These issues are much too serious for that to be so.”

Archbishop John highlighted climate change, the refugee crisis, modern slavery, trafficking and spending cuts on public services as serious issues that deserve the attention of politicians.  

“In the campaign that has already begun – badly skewed, poorly focused and too noisily some would say – we deserve to, and need to, hear about these issues again,” he said.

“We must demand that they are debated honestly and carefully for the sake of our integrity as a country and as a national family. And we must be allowed to hear about them through honest, reasoned and respectful debate, and not by means of a strident, emotive and, frankly, shameful, highly personal style of debate, a style that has both debased and disfigured the scene for too long.”

The archbishop encouraged people to vote, to take part in debates and also to…