Acting with intergrity
SIR – As members of the Welwyn Hatfield Inter Faith Group, we feel the need to bring a simple faith perspective to the present situation regarding MPs expenses. Interestingly, it was reported in the WHT of May 20, that Sir Philip Mawer, who has been as
SIR - As members of the Welwyn Hatfield Inter Faith Group, we feel the need to bring a simple faith perspective to the present situation regarding MPs' expenses.
Interestingly, it was reported in the WHT of May 20, that Sir Philip Mawer, who has been asked to investigate MPs' expenses, was the key speaker at the public launch in 2006 of the Welwyn Hatfield Inter Faith Group addressing the question 'Does faith impact on standards in public life'?
One of the group's aims is to bring a faith perspective to civic affairs.
Commanding the title 'honourable' means acting with integrity in all aspects of life, not merely abiding by rules.
There are public and moral expectations for those we elect to positions of trust.
So, how can we rebuild that trust?
Most Read
- 1 Multi-vehicle crash on M25 near Potters Bar
- 2 Head injury follows taxi assault in Potters Bar
- 3 7 of the most beautiful churches in Hertfordshire
- 4 Hatfield tenant upset over housing issue that has yet to be rectified after a year
- 5 Officers to tackle Potters Bar Nitrous Oxide sales as part of policing priorities
- 6 The latest court results for Welwyn Hatfield and Potters Bar
- 7 Homes selling fast at sought-after Welwyn Garden City development
- 8 Concerns raised over ‘grotesque’ 5G mast plans ruining iconic WGC view
- 9 Hertfordshire County Council will fund free summer activity camps for children in the Welwyn Hatfield area
- 10 Over-55s encouraged to join It’s Never Too Late to be Active campaign
We need to see those who have been milking the system for personal gain to acknowledge they have acted in a wrong way, apologise, give restitution, reorder their lives and work with a new resolution.
We are called to forgive, and commissioned to pray for our representatives.
Christine Novelli, chairman,
Welwyn Hatfield Inter Faith Group.
