Tony Blair

Materialism a threat to planet and human identity, says Tony Blair:

The pace of modern life and the restless search for short-term material gain in a globalised economic system constitute a threat both to the planet and to human identity, Tony Blair has warned fellow Catholics.

In a speech to the prestigious Communion and Liberation conference at Rimini in Italy the former prime minister and Middle East Quartet envoy also told people of all faiths around the world that their own conflicts and divisions "allow aggressive secularism in part of the West to gain traction" when the faiths should be united in standing up for justice and solidarity.

It scares me a little that this man used to run the country...