Councillors voice their concern over the Home Secretary’s inaction Posted on 16th March 2023 (16th March 2023) by James Butler Over one hundred councils in England and Scotland signed up to the Charter Against Modern Slavery. Outraged by the failure of appoint the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, councillors from the councils that have embedded the Charter into their work have written to the Home Secretary.
Virtual meetings have helped our members to keep co-operating — with promising results Posted on 19th May 2020 (19th May 2020) by James Butler A growing number of branches across the country are holding remote meetings during lockdown, sparking more ideas, more diversity and more participation.
I’ve swapped Councillor meetings for stacking shelves to do my bit to keep Britain going Posted on 31st March 2020 (1st April 2020) by James Butler As a Labour and Co-operative Party Councillor, I always try to do my best for people. So when I was asked if I’d be happy to help support the Central England Co-operative during the current pandemic, I happily said yes.
It’s time for us all to do what we can Posted on 23rd March 2020 (23rd March 2020) by James Butler We’ve all being asked to keep our distance from each other, but it’s possible to be more together whilst staying apart.
Time for a Right to Food in Scotland Posted on 28th October 2019 (28th October 2019) by James Butler Putting the right to food into law will not end food banks overnight, but it will set Scotland on a path of joined-up, coherent policy to make sure that everyone has reliable access to healthy, sustainable food for themselves and their families.
The UK still lacks an effective system of identification and support for victims of modern slavery Posted on 18th October 2019 (18th October 2019) by James Butler On anti-slavery day, it’s a sobering thought that the UK still lacks an effective system of identification and support for victims according to the former anti-slavery commissioner. It’s not for […]
Southampton’s child hunger tragedy is part of a national crisis Posted on 15th October 2019 (15th October 2019) by James Butler Whilst the Brexit melodrama continues to absorb the collective attention of parliament and the media, nearly 17,000 of Southampton’s children (36%) are living in poverty. To put this into context, a class of 30 at a local school in my ward will see 11 children suffering from the scourge of poverty.
We wish we didn’t have to do this at Labour Conference Posted on 16th September 2019 (18th September 2019) by James Butler We’re running a food bank collection point at our stall – but in the sixth-richest country in the world, people shouldn’t need to rely on food banks to feed their families.
Tower Hamlets’ approach to tackling food poverty Posted on 20th August 2019 (5th September 2019) by James Butler Government needs to pull its finger out and properly tackle food poverty across the board so food bank use doesn’t continue to surge.