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Located within the City of London, St Paul's Institute seeks to foster an informed Christian response to the most urgent ethical and spiritual issues of our times: financial integrity, economic theory, and the meaning of the common good.

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[Event Series] The City and the Common Good: What kind of City do we want?

by St Pauls Institute

This significant series of three events at St Paul's will probe key issues that underlie the report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Banking and the wider financial sector. More »

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Good Money: Transcript of Lord Skidelsky's speech on 7th May 2013

by St Pauls Institute

A full transcript of the keynote speech for the second debate in our series 'The City and Common Good: What kind of City do we want?' More »

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When You're Looking For Growth, What Should Count?

by Rt Revd Peter Selby

St Paul's Institute is in the middle of its series on The City and the Common Good. The difficult part of that is that we seem to be dominated by the bits we can measure. More »

Rt Revd Peter Selby

Good People: Transcript of Archbishop Vincent Nichols' speech on 11th April 2013

by St Pauls Institute

A full transcript of the keynote speech for the first debate in our series 'The City and Common Good: What kind of City do we want?' More »

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Who's Occupying Cyprus?

by Rt Revd Peter Selby

The 'haircut' required of the Greek depositors involved Cypriot banks to a large extent, and the timebomb under the Cypriot economy started ticking. More »

Rt Revd Peter Selby

The Meaning of Austerity: Theological Perspectives

by Revd Dr James Walters

Austerity is linked to ancient themes of purification, atonement and sacrifice which, even in our more secular society, may continue to hold much power. More »

Revd Dr James Walters

Rating the Real Economy

by Rt Revd Peter Selby

So it has happened. We are not AAA anymore. And now that we are not AAA we learn, not surprisingly, that being AAA was not the really important thing anyway. More »

Rt Revd Peter Selby

Converting Conversation into Action

by Sally Reith

Why not take a look at how you manage your money and see what changes you can make to a more ethical choice in 2013. More »

 Sally Reith

Al Gore speaks at St Paul's on Sustainable Capitalism

by St Pauls Institute

St Paul's Cathedral has hosted Al Gore, former US Vice President, environmental advocate, and co-founder and Chair of Generation Investment Management. More »

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Event Series: The City and the Common Good: What kind of City do we want?
UK and EU: Better off out or in?
bbc.co.uk

A summary of the key arguments for and against British membership in the EU.

UK plunges down economic wellbeing league
guardian.co.uk

According to a new report that underlines the pressure on Britons' finances amid rising unemployment.

Bishop of London on bankers, Occupy and Justin Welby
spectator.co.uk

The essence of his theme is 'restraint and awareness... respect for the proportionate and the limited'.

World's first green bank loans $1bn in first months of operation
reuters.com

Britain's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is the world's first bank solely focused on lending to clean energy projects.

Tax havens agree to more transparency
ft.com

Britain's Overseas Territories have bowed to pressure for greater tax transparency, in a move the government has hailed as "a turning point".

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Good Money: Transcript of Lord Skidelsky's speech on 7th May 2013

I was most encouraged to hear Lord Skidelsky accept so clearly... More »

[Event Series] The City and the Common Good: What kind of City do we want?

I am so pleased that this is being debated in a... More »

Danger - Theologians at Work

Great info. Lucky me I came across your blog by accident... More »

The Meaning of Austerity: Theological Perspectives

A most stimulating essay. Thank you! Hope to read more... More »

Franciscan Wisdom for a Global Future

But surely justified as intended reference to the deeply entrenched and... More »

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