The fly in the ointment is the \u201cBuy American\u201d\u009d clause, which has already drawn protests from other heads of state. It states: \u201cNone of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States.\u201d\u009d It is hard to draw any meaningful distinction between this sentiment and that expressed by various groups of British workers in recent weeks. In his wise overview of the economic crisis prepared for the General Synod, Dr Malcolm Brown warned that \u201crecessions can provoke a growth of nationalist sentiments. . . We can expect the far-right, politically, to exacerbate community tensions and probably make electoral gains on the back of the downturn.\u201d\u009d Dr Williams returned to this theme on Tuesday, warning of the \u201cvery high risk\u201d\u009d that financial stringency will lead to political extremism.<\/p>\n