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The proper role of government Sovereign debt is government indebtedness that might be accumulated for a number of reasons. Assessment of the rationale for it, its deployment and servicing partly depends on a proper appreciation of the role of government. This is a theme in Catholic social teaching, biblical studies and the wider Christian tradition. 3.1 The role of government in Catholic social teaching The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that ‘Every human community needs an authority to govern it’ and that the authority’s role is ‘to ensure as…

Moral questions across the generations Government debt is widely discussed in economics – and to a lesser degree in other social sciences – around questions of fairness and justice. However, it has not been discussed within Catholic social teaching documents or, for that matter, in learned discourse on Catholic social thought. There is a similar lack of reflection in the wider Christian tradition. 2.1 Principles from creation The creation order plays a significant role in any Christian understanding of the economy. This is recognised in both Catholic social thought and…

Along with the IEA, CEME is pleased to collaborate with the Vinson Centre in their Annual Policy Conference at the University of Buckingham. With inspiration taken from the work of Professor Ed Phelps, the theme of the conference is “Mass Flourishing: Morality, Ethics and Markets”

We are delighted to announce our next roundtable which will focus on local investment and development.

On 23 September we held a second event in our series for those working in the private sector interested in developing their thinking in matters related to faith, ethics, business and economics.

CEME is proud to cosponsor a conference hosted by St. Mary’s University, London on the rapid development of AI and the recent publication by Pope Leo XIV of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.

Dylan Pahman examines the political philosophy of Russian Orthodox thinker S.L. Frank, whose theology of spontaneous order and personal freedom challenges assumptions about Orthodoxy and illiberalism.

Nicolas Baumgartner on why trust in markets and trust in God are not the same kind of thing.

Our sixth Fforestfach Colloquium was held in the House of Lords on Thursday, 16th April, 2026.  We had the pleasure of listening and responding to three excellent speakers addressing the question, ‘How Much Love, To Which Neighbours? Our Duties Within the Nation and Beyond.’

By Daniel Johnson Fforestfach Colloquium VI    In British political debate, it has not been customary for the past century or so to cite scriptural texts, let alone embark on their exegesis, in order to clinch an argument. Any politician or journalist who tried to do so would quickly discover that such tactics were rhetorically ineffective. Even in a properly moral discussion, such as the present one about euthanasia, quoting the Bible is counterproductive: it enables the other side to dismiss the case being made as ‘prejudice’ or ‘bigotry’. A…

Last week we gathered people from policy, business, and public life in Westminster to examine what a high and rising tax burden is doing to British enterprise — and what a better-designed system might look like. Three speakers addressed the structural inefficiencies of the UK tax system, the political economy of reform, and the real decisions entrepreneurs are already making in response.