This is a scary time for Britain: unemployment at record levels, rising inflation, the standard of living which is squeezed; the European crisis, slid from Athens to Brussels to Cannes, adding to the sense that the economy on the edge; the Government is sitting on the sidelines, want or can not help.
It is the background to the protests in St. Paul and hundreds of similar demonstrations in cities around the world. Some are quick to dismiss them for putting forward is a long list of proposals varied and often impractical.
Of course, some people are struggling to make ends meet and are worried about what the future holds for their children will have the time or willingness to camp outside a cathedral. And many people would disagree with the demands or like methods of protesters. But they still present a challenge: the Church and the business-and also to politics. The challenge is that they reflect the concerns of crisis for millions of people about the biggest issues of our time: the gap between their values and the way our country is run.
The role of politicians is not for the labour party in particular, addressing the crisis and rise to the challenge.
Many of those who get most, strength training, enjoy great privilege – the city and elsewhere-do it with the values that are out of kilter with almost everyone else. Warning lights flashing on the dashboard. And only the most reckless will ignore or, still worse, ignore the danger signals.