Anti-hunger protesters' plea to MP
Activists calling for action on hunger demonstrated outside the constituency office of Rutland and Melton MP Alan Duncan.
About a dozen activists from the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign chose the MP's office in High Street, Melton, as he is international development minister.
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calling for action: Campaigners from the Rutland and Melton Fairtrade Group with 'George Osborne', aka Helen Chadwick, outside Alan Duncan's constituency office
More than 100 groups have united to call for action by the G8 – comprising the governments of eight of the world's wealthiest countries – on the issue of global hunger.
They are urging immediate action from Chancellor George Osborne in his March 20 budget.
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A campaign spokesman said: "It is a disgrace that two million children die from malnutrition every year and food prices have spiraled to the highest levels in decades.
"Hardworking people in the UK and abroad are struggling to feed their families.
"We hope Mr Duncan will support the campaign to demand changes that will benefit hungry people.
"Aid on its own won't do the whole job. Mr Osborne must force big companies to stop fiddling the system and spill the beans about the taxes they owe to developing countries."
Mr Duncan was not available to comment yesterday.
3 Comments
by PLYMFOX01
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 11:53AM
“Maybe its time for the government to stop giving international aid altogether and divert the millions to look after its own. Here we are with a deficit that we are struggling to reduce whilst at the same time dishing out money to countries some of hich are richer than the UK. Crazy. Its not just the present government who has done this, exactly the same thing has been done by many governments in the past including the previous one.”
by 4_Stroke
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 11:07AM
“We borrow money to give away in foreign aid. This means we are already giving way more money that we can afford as a country, increasing our national debt.”
by Andy9992010
Wednesday, March 13 2013, 9:07AM
“I wish people would start realising just how many people in the UK are starving and reliant on food banks delivering food donated via supermarkets. I am really sorry for the people in this world who can not get enough food to stay alive. But I do think people should start to realising it is not just foreign countries in trouble.We need more demonstrations like this for the UK starving.”