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I am writing to you and your readers to urge them to share their views in the government’s organ donation consultation, while they still can.
Date Published 23/02/2018
As the Government is now preparing for the next round of negotiations with the EU, there still appears to be splits within the Cabinet, as indeed there are within the opposition...
Date Published 21/02/2018
Dear Editor, Social care is being chronically underfunded. By April 2018, the government will have taken £6 billion out of social care since 2010.
Date Published 10/02/2018
Dear Editor, Solar panels cut carbon emissions and energy bills. They are also easier to install while buildings are being built.
Date Published 09/02/2018
I am a great fan of marking ‘significant’ ages in a positive way, to celebrate being alive and, thankfully, being healthy.
Date Published 07/02/2018
Every comment that emanates from Brussels about Brexit reveals both their increasing desperation over our withdrawal and their misunderstanding about the very nature of the...
Editor, We are urging everyone to lace up for the world’s largest half-marathon – the Great North Run – to help the UK’s largest meningitis charity beat the deadly disease.
Date Published 06/02/2018
Dear Editor, One in seven people still don’t have access to electricity.
Dear Editor, Super low energy LED street lights could be helping councils to save money, energy and carbon.
Dear Editor, Today, Tuesday 6 February 2018 marks 100 years since the first women (and only some of them) were legally allowed to vote in the UK.
There are far greater opportunities which we can and should seize and not be put off by those who feed us scaremongering stories.
Date Published 02/02/2018
The mountain of rules and regulations that manacle business in this country is one of the reasons the majority voted to regain our independence.
Dear Editor, On Tuesday, 6 February, hundreds of people are going on a 24-hour hunger strike to call for Proportional Representation in our elections.
Dear Editor, The North England Muslim community is aghast at the news of the appointment of our new counter terrorism commissioner. Whilst supportive of attempts to eradicate...
Date Published 30/01/2018
Dear Editor, On behalf of the British Red Cross in the North, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank our incredible volunteers across the region, who have once again...
Date Published 23/12/2017
Dear Editor, A Private Members’ Bill to counter hunger amongst children during school holidays, has been put forward by Frank Field MP with cross-party backing. For an area...
Date Published 19/12/2017
Dear Editor, The Fitness for Human Habitation Private Member’s Bill on Friday 19 January and vote in support of this potentially lifesaving measure.
Dear Editor, It was superb to read recently that The Children's Society has well deservedly been recognised with a national award for their campaigns, the latest of which has...
Date Published 07/12/2017
Dear Editor, Renters’ concerns are too often ignored, their rights too easily neglected. The Grenfell tragedy provided the starkest reminder of this.
Date Published 27/11/2017
Dear Editor, This is terrible: thousands of people could be left penniless this Christmas, all because of an admin error with the benefit system called Universal Credit.
Dear Editor, The Chancellor's announcements in his budget speech (to reduce the wait for first payment to five weeks and provide more help with advance payments) will help...
Dear Editor, We know the Chancellor and his team are considering funding for Help to Rent projects in the Budget on 22 November.
Date Published 17/11/2017
Dear Editor, I just signed the 38 Degrees petition 'What's Happening to Our Mental Health Services' and wanted to ask concerned readers if they could add their name too?
Dear Editor, Every day in the UK people are going hungry because they cannot afford to eat.
Date Published 13/11/2017
Dear Editor, When we leave the EU, the UK government will be able to negotiate new trade deals with countries around the world.
Dear Editor, I have just shared The Children's Society's latest podcast with our MP. Could you please do so as well?
Dear Editor, A global climate crisis is underway, with extreme weather and rising sea levels threatening the lives of millions of people. Action is urgently needed, but our...
Date Published 10/11/2017
Dear Editor, There are four million children currently living in poverty in the UK. Across the country, it is getting even tougher for low-income families to make ends meet.
Dear Editor, The social care system in England is in crisis.It’s failing to deliver the quality care that people of all ages affected by MS rely on to live independently.
Date Published 30/10/2017
Dear Editor, Good inpatient care acts as a lifeline to many young people, who get the expert support they need to get better and return home.
