British Prime Minister Gordon Brown: World must adopt global economic rules based on common values.

Gordon Brown does God and global justice at St Paul's Cathedral

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told faith leaders and representatives of NGOs that the world must adopt global economic rules based on common values.

During a speech at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, ahead of this week's G20 summit, Brown said world leaders need to make decisions that will shape the global economy in the interests of everybody.

He said the new rules need to be based on the same principles that apply to families, neighbourhoods and communities: “Shared global rules founded on shared global values.”

The meeting was chaired by the Anglican Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Dr Richard Chartres. The other keynote speaker was Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who is also a Christian.
Mr Brown told the audience that G20 leaders must to join together to fight global recession, climate chaos, and unemployment, insecurity, poverty and hopelessness.