Dear Prime MinisterThanks again to everyone who took part in the ‘Dear Prime Minister’ action this summer. Hundreds of people took part, online, at festivals and by sending in postcards. You raised all kinds of important issues relating to poverty, and suggested what needs to be done! We’ve now collated all your messages. You covered a huge [...]
At the Greenbelt festival last weekend, we invited festival-goers to send postcards to the Prime Minister, highlighting the issues he must act on to protect the poorest from the effect of the cuts. We also asked them to be photographed as a visal message about poverty. Watch our slideshow to see some fun images!
Church Action on Poverty recently received this very encouraging message from the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu: Thank you for taking the time to send me your report ‘Dear Prime Minister’. Recently, at a Forum entitled ‘Make a Difference’ held here at Bishopthorpe Palace, young people from across the North of England were encouraged to [...]
Our friends at Derbyshore Unemployed Workers’ Centres have been running their own campaign – sending letters to the Chancellor pointing out the challenges facing people who are dependent on benefits. Here’s the press release they sent out: Dear Chancellor, You Think You’ve Got Problems! The Chancellor of the Exchequer is in a mess with the [...]
More of your messages are pouring in now on postcards – thanks for your support. We’ve passed on some of them to a friendly bishop, and we hope that the issues you’ve raised will be discussed in the House of Lords on 15 June! Just the first step in making sure the government knows what [...]
Lots of messages still coming in – people have begun to return the special Dear PM postcards that went out in Church Action on Poverty’s recent mailing. (If you’d like some postcards to share in your church or group, just give us a call on 0161 236 9321.) Today, a selection of your messages about [...]
People are still adding more messages to the Prime Minister – thank you! Many of you are urging the government to protect children and young people from the effects of poverty: “To ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds are given every possible help in receiving personalised help in education so that they do not remain [...]
Today: a selection from the messages you’ve sent in about debt and credit. Set a legislative limit to rates of interest chargeable by loan companies – a long standing goal of the Debt on our Doorstep campaign and something which exists in various other Western countries. Set a legal cap on interest rates so those [...]
Your letters to the Prime Minister have been flooding in via our online Dear PM action, as well as the special postcards we’ve been sending out. Thanks to everyone who’s responded! We’ll now start posting a selection of your messages on this blog. Today, some of the comments people have made about welfare and benefits: [...]
Nicholas Couchman is a supporter of Church Action on Poverty. Dear Prime Minister I am writing regarding the welfare benefits system. As is well documented, there have long been problems with the medical assessment of disabled benefits claimants. The situation appears to originate from the involvement of UNUM Provident in the welfare benefits system. So [...]
