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Sign this petition to release funds to charities like FareShare
Thursday of last week was the last day in Parliament before the MPs closed their Westminster Offices. One of the MPs who stood up to ask a question was the Labour MP for Liverpool, West Derby called Ian Byrne. Along … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged DEFRA, EFRA Committee, FareShare, George Eustice, Ian Byrne, Luke Pollard, Sussex Fareshare
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As fast as we can – is not genuine Boris
Last week in Prime Ministers Question time Peter Bottomley from West Worthing asked a question about the Foreign Aid situation following the debate and vote which meant that the Government was refusing to go back to 0.7% despite its promise … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Foreign Aid, Peter Bottomley
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Amendment 149 is a very important issue
Last Monday in the House of Lords, Rosie Boycott stood up and expressed her disappointment at her amendment. Of course no doubt the disappointment covered several aspects. One of them would be that the Environment Bill has not already included … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Environment, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged FareShare, Rosie Boycott, Sussex Fareshare
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The tragic death of a man I had the privilege to work with
Joel Edwards is a man who I first met when he was the General Director of the Evangelical Alliance and we spent many years working together on a number of issues and connections. One of his early roles before that … Continue reading
Following Sussex Day, our MPs have some challenges
Many of us enjoy living or working in Sussex and so it is fantastic that a few years ago Ian Steedman in Worthing followed by Martin Ellis in Crowborough set out to re-establish the Sussex day celebration. The day has … Continue reading
The Government needs to realise all people matter
It is always fascinating when one reads the text from Parliament and finds a radical and strong argument being made by people who one might not expect would challenge their own political party based Government. That said it is very … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Education, Environment, Health Reform, Housing, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Catriona Riddell, Peter Bottomley, Roger House, SEERA
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Oliver, DCMS Minister must go further than deleting his Tweet!
Yesterday at around 6pm the wife of Joe Biden, Jill Biden who is the First Lady of the United States posted a tweet with the following words Beautiful and powerful program for G7 spouses today at the @minacktheatre. Thank you … Continue reading
A few of The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021
It is always fascinating to find out who is receiving an honour as part of the Queens Birthday or indeed the New Year. This year as we celebrate the 95th Birthday of the Queen a very significant number of people … Continue reading
Posted in Charities
Tagged Catherine Campbell, Eastbourne, FareShare, Foodbanks, Harris Tweed, Howard Wardle, Isle of Harris, Lindsay Boswell, Zoe Clark-Coates
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