Rowan Williams calls for UK wealth tax to tackle ‘spiralling inequality’

Former archbishop and campaigners say one-off tax on wealthiest 1% would help close gap between rich and poor

Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has called on the UK government to impose a wealth tax on the super-rich to help tackle spiralling inequality", which he said was deeply damaging to our collective morale and trust".

Williams, who was the most senior bishop in the Church of England from 2002 to 2012, on Thursday joined a growing group of moral leaders demanding a one-off tax on the richest 1% of the population to help close the staggering" gap between the richest and poorest in society.