The ‘Occupy London’ tent city continues to draw attention to the dramatic inequalities in British society today. Photo: SamTown / flickr CC

Ian Kirk-Smith reflects on the spiritual truth behind the Occupy movement protests

Thought for the Week: Spiritual truth

Ian Kirk-Smith reflects on the spiritual truth behind the Occupy movement protests

by Ian Kirk-Smith 25th November 2011

The people involved in the Occupy London protest at St Paul’s have made a powerful statement to British society.  The sight of their camp in front of St Paul’s Cathedral is now a familiar one on our television screens. They may be moved on – but this image will endure because, like other iconic ones, it has come to symbolise a defining idea.

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