In his address, the Archbishop referred to depending inequality, the invisibility of poverty and the cyclical nature of poverty.
Dr Sentamu said: “We are far richer today yet misery is growing. The current recession has led to significant cuts in public spending and services with more likely in the immediate years ahead. As well as the reality of poverty and growing inequality in our country today, we also face the problem of poverty of vision. Put simply, we have lost a vision of how we might transform our society to bring about changes that we wish to see.”