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Author: Liam Purcell

Looking back and looking forward

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Liam Purcell

WHAT a busy few weeks it has been! Church Action on Poverty’s Poverty Media Coordinator Gavin Aitchison reflects on how… Read more Looking back and looking forward

Tottenham: when I needed help

Posted on May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 by Liam Purcell

Gabor sees the rich-poor divide in London every day. Working at a garden centre, he sees wealthy customers coming and going.… Read more Tottenham: when I needed help

Hull: why can’t it be better?

Posted on May 19, 2017July 19, 2018 by Liam Purcell

People who had never before even looked at Hull are suddenly paying it a lot of attention. This year, it… Read more Hull: why can’t it be better?

Sowerby Bridge: a tragedy going on

Posted on May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 by Liam Purcell

THE people of Sowerby Bridge won’t easily forget Boxing Day 2015. Like many communities across northern England, they were hit… Read more Sowerby Bridge: a tragedy going on

Scotland: I am a person

Posted on May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 by Liam Purcell

The Poverty Alliance brought together people from across Scotland who are marginalised by poverty, disability or other issues, and asked… Read more Scotland: I am a person

York: “This election should begin with the little people; the poor”

Posted on May 2, 2017May 19, 2017 by Liam Purcell

In a back room of York’s Central Methodist Church, a hundred metres from the famous Shambles and a few minutes’ walk from York Minster, volunteers are serving breakfast to some of the city’s most disadvantaged residents…

Meadow Well, North Shields: A lot to be proud of

Posted on April 28, 2017August 24, 2018 by Liam Purcell

We’re at The Cedwarwood Trust in Meadow Well in North Shields, a neighbourhood on the banks of the River Tyne, where many people live in poverty…

An invitation

Posted on April 26, 2017April 28, 2017 by Liam Purcell

Niall Cooper, Director of Church Action on Poverty, invites you to be part of sharing alternative voices in the 2017 General Election.

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