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Category Archives: Charities
How can we get some more signatures?
So this is the latest partial map from a petition which I set out at the end of June and so far it has received 2,635 signatures. It has benefited support from most of the UK constituencies but there are … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Neil Parish, Victoria Prentis
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Proportional Representation is needed for the UK
I had the privilege of meeting Tony Blair on a couple of occasions and I also met some of his Ministers during my time working for Churches Together in Sussex and coordinating the Hope08 campaign across the UK. My meetings … Continue reading
A very disturbing attack onto the National Trust
In the past I have written ac couple of times about the challenges being presented to the National Trust by parts of the Conservative Party. They seem unwilling to accept that some of the premises which the National Trust now … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Church Teaching, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged John Hayes, National Trust
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Could Peter Bottomley consider levelling up?
This week appears to be rather quiet in terms of politics as several of the parties have carried out their annual conferences and the others seem not due to do so for several weeks. Yet the House of Commons is … Continue reading
While in Sussex this week, visit some foodbanks
To all members of the Labour Party, we are delighted to welcome you to Brighton and Hove for your annual conference over the next few days. It would be fantastic for the whole of Sussex to benefit from Labour MPs … Continue reading
Sussex Foodbanks, I have a suggestion for you
So I appreciate this is a rather radical suggestion but I am writing about it in my blog on Monday that will also appear in the Argus in my column. I was wanting to try to find a way for … Continue reading
An important way of raising our concerns
A good friend of mine is Dr Krish Kandiah who is the Director of Afghan Welcome. It is a Faith based agency that is seeking to both call for local groups to support Afghan families and local Councils to do … Continue reading
Youth Charity Time’s Running Out
According to two very significant Charities, the “Youth services are under threat and they have lost opportunities for young people”. This statement comes as the subtitle of this report that has just been published this month. The two charities are … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Gillian Keegan, National Youth Agency, Nick Gibb, NYA, Sajid Javid, YMCA
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What will happen this week as Parliament opens?
Today is the beginning of the new term for our political representatives in the Houses of Commons and Lords, although after three weeks there will be another long break so political parties can hold their conferences. This week will be … Continue reading
Let us support Clare Kennedy to help #EndOverdose
Clare Kennedy is someone I have had the privilege to meet in the past here in Brighton and Hove where we both live. Yesterday she was publicising the International Overdose Day 2021 campaign on Facebook and no doubt on other … Continue reading
