The government finally committed to extending free school meals for families in our constituency. This victory belongs to every one of you who demanded better for our children. Keep watching the local council to ensure these funds reach the schools that need them most.
December 13, 2020
Final supporters
FAO Robert Courts MP
We are voting members of the constituency you represent.
Your decision to vote against the motion to extend free school dinners is shameful, and was not taken in our name.
The pain of hunger may not be something you have ever experienced, but for the 1373 children and the families who live in this constituency affected by this, it is very real, and as their MP, it was and is incumbent on you to be their voice.
Hunger has a face, and it has a solution. We ask that you get behind and champion this campaign, and until it has your support, you will not have ours at election time.
Sincerely
The Undersigned
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
The momentum we have built makes it clear that our community will not ignore the hunger in our own backyard. Post the link to your Facebook feed today to keep the pressure on our representative. Call the office of Robert Courts and demand he address this letter directly.
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2020
October 21, 2020
We are approaching 500 signatures and need to hit this milestone before we send our demand to Robert Courts. Post this link on Facebook right now and text three friends to ask them to sign. Keep the pressure up until we meet our target.
175 Comments
It’s clear there is a good deal of affluence in this area but there are also people struggling to put food on the table. Any of us could find ourselves in that position in the future so while we can we need to support those who need help.
These are extraordinary times that require you to do the right thing, We cannot rely on systems that require generosity from the bottom whilst the top makes cruel decisions. If you have ever had to teach/care for a hungry child you would know why this could make all the difference.
I am lucky to have never experienced hunger or the insecurity connected with it. Please do not turn your back on families and children who through bad luck are forced to go short of food. To ignore them is unthinkable.
Mr Courts Please consider the impact this vote will have on vulnerable children. Feeding children should not be a party political issue, it is a primary responsibility of government. Please stand up for your constituents Thank you
Witney is a great place to live. We support each other. How we've pulled together throughout this difficult year is proof of that. To withhold food from hungry children is not what we do. We do not support your decision and you have not represented us - your constituents.
No child should go hungry. If the global elites and governments took a cut in their wealth, there would be enough money for all underprivileged children.
Mr Courts, as a constituent of yours I am ashamed of the way you have voted, meaning children in Witney and West Oxon will go hungry this half term and at Christmas. I have never been in the horrific sitatuation of being unable to feed my children, but that does not mean I cannot feel empathy and outrage on at the plight of these families. Your party's policies over the last 10+ yeas have led us to this shameful place as a nation; letting our children go hungry. Think about that next time you sit down to eat!
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The government finally committed to extending free school meals for families in our constituency. This victory belongs to every one of you who demanded better for our children. Keep watching the local council to ensure these funds reach the schools that need them most.
December 13, 2020
Final supporters
FAO Robert Courts MP
We are voting members of the constituency you represent.
Your decision to vote against the motion to extend free school dinners is shameful, and was not taken in our name.
The pain of hunger may not be something you have ever experienced, but for the 1373 children and the families who live in this constituency affected by this, it is very real, and as their MP, it was and is incumbent on you to be their voice.
Hunger has a face, and it has a solution. We ask that you get behind and champion this campaign, and until it has your support, you will not have ours at election time.
Sincerely
The Undersigned
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
The momentum we have built makes it clear that our community will not ignore the hunger in our own backyard. Post the link to your Facebook feed today to keep the pressure on our representative. Call the office of Robert Courts and demand he address this letter directly.
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2020
October 21, 2020
We are approaching 500 signatures and need to hit this milestone before we send our demand to Robert Courts. Post this link on Facebook right now and text three friends to ask them to sign. Keep the pressure up until we meet our target.
175 Comments
Robert you have children. Imagine if it was yours that you could not feed due to whatever reason. No one make a choice to not feed their children. Having some grand plan that your party will never deliver does not help the here and now. Do the right thing
It’s clear there is a good deal of affluence in this area but there are also people struggling to put food on the table. Any of us could find ourselves in that position in the future so while we can we need to support those who need help.
These are extraordinary times that require you to do the right thing, We cannot rely on systems that require generosity from the bottom whilst the top makes cruel decisions. If you have ever had to teach/care for a hungry child you would know why this could make all the difference.
I am lucky to have never experienced hunger or the insecurity connected with it. Please do not turn your back on families and children who through bad luck are forced to go short of food. To ignore them is unthinkable.
Mr Courts Please consider the impact this vote will have on vulnerable children. Feeding children should not be a party political issue, it is a primary responsibility of government. Please stand up for your constituents Thank you
Witney is a great place to live. We support each other. How we've pulled together throughout this difficult year is proof of that. To withhold food from hungry children is not what we do. We do not support your decision and you have not represented us - your constituents.
No child should go hungry. If the global elites and governments took a cut in their wealth, there would be enough money for all underprivileged children.
Mr Courts, as a constituent of yours I am ashamed of the way you have voted, meaning children in Witney and West Oxon will go hungry this half term and at Christmas. I have never been in the horrific sitatuation of being unable to feed my children, but that does not mean I cannot feel empathy and outrage on at the plight of these families. Your party's policies over the last 10+ yeas have led us to this shameful place as a nation; letting our children go hungry. Think about that next time you sit down to eat!
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Robert you have children. Imagine if it was yours that you could not feed due to whatever reason. No one make a choice to not feed their children. Having some grand plan that your party will never deliver does not help the here and now. Do the right thing