Bishop of London–Baby boomers are now “absorbing” more than their fair share

Baby boomers are a “fortunate generation” who have enjoyed dramatic improvements in living standards but are now “absorbing” more than their fair share of taxpayers’ money, one of the Church of England’s most senior clerics has suggested.
The Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, who is 65, said there were “severe questions” about the share of government spending that goes on his own generation.
He said the world was in the midst of a transformation that had left many believing that our best days could be “behind us”.

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One comment on “Bishop of London–Baby boomers are now “absorbing” more than their fair share

  1. Charles52 says:

    Might one reasonably suppose the bishop’s own pension is well secured?