The Real Inheritance Concern: Supporting the Campaign to End Child Poverty in a Generation

For me ending child poverty is one of the great causes of our time and should be one of the key priorities of a Labour Government. At a time when inheritance tax dominates political debate I'm deeply concerned that unless we make the case to the public for further action we may fail to meet our ambition to end child poverty in Britain within a generation. Since Labour made that pledge we've lifted 600,000 children out of poverty, yet we still have one of the highest rates of child poverty in the industrialised world. The Campaign to End Child Poverty has recently launched a month of action to encourage not only our political representatives but also community and voluntary organisations to sign up to act to end child poverty here in Britain. The 2nd November is "visit your MP" day and there'll be a rally outside the Treasury in Whitehall on 7th November. And the "Dare to care" campaign is showing how anyone can make a difference by volunteering some of their time to help children living in poverty. The best way to show your support and keep in touch with these activities is to visit the website and become an End Child Poverty champion. I have and I hope you will too. Please also do get in touch if you'd like to help out in the next event which is part of our local campaign to tackle child poverty by working with local community groups in Walthamstow.