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Article: Labour revives faith in Christian Socialism
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 22, 1994
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ONLY six weeks before his untimely death, John Smith launched a
campaign for the Christian Socialist Movement, entitled,
ironically, "Doesn't Britain Need a Change of Heart?" Its target is
to raise pounds 100,000 to set up a full-time office and resource
centre for "radical Christian action".
Mr Smith did not live to see just how successful the appeal has
been; three-quarters of the cash has already been raised.
Christian Socialism is back as a fashionable, rather than
fringe, political force. The movement has a membership of 1,500,
and is attracting 10 new recruits a week. Mr Smith was a vigorous
supporter, as are his likely successor, Tony Blair, other members
of the Shadow Cabinet, 20 ...