Graham Easterlow
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Graham Easterlow
@GEasterlow
Charity CEO, Passionate about equity and social justice (all views my own - retweet’s not endorsements)





Nothing was said in the #KingsSpeech today about the severe hardship millions of families are facing. And nothing was said about how the UK government plans to fix this. It’s not right that families are having to turn to food banks. Here’s what the government needs to do. 🧵👇

My first Locality Convention breakfast/mingle/stalls & freebies/mingle/inspiring people & projects/mingle/more inspiring people & projects/mingle/my head hurts/mingle/need more coffee/mingle/wine/mingle/awards/mingle/more wine/mingle/bed/repeat Thanks Locality team #Locality23



When the cost of essentials goes up, but Universal Credit does not, more families endure real term cuts to their budgets, impacting not just food, warmth or security today; but health, education & opportunities tomorrow. That's why we support this action by @nechildpoverty.










🚨 NEW: Over 50 North East organisations across all sectors in the region have come together today to urge Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt to strengthen our threadbare safety net at this month’s #AutumnStatement ⬇️

