An open working blog for week-notes written by the Poverty Alliance communications officer
David Eyre,Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance I came back to work this week after a few days of leave running up to Easter, spending time with family in Argyll and Arran. I was straight back into things this from Tuesday this week, with our team stand-up meeting and a discussion about the forthcoming Scotland Demands Better … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance Click here to contact me about my work I’ve worked in communications and the media for a long time. When I began work as a junior reporter there was no internet, no mobile phones, and the fax machine was still new technology. So I’ve had to learn a lot … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance People in the UK are desperate for a government that delivers a just and compassionate country. They want to see an end to deepening poverty, debt, destitution, and hunger in their communities. So many will have been distressed, disappointed, scared, and angry at UK Government plans to slash … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance I spend a lot of time thinking about how public communications are being framed. On Monday, we published a great guest blog from Karen Wylie of the Glasgow Disability Alliance. She was reflecting on the first-ever joint meeting of the Cross Party Groups on Poverty and Disability in … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Our social security system – like our NHS – is something that we can be rightly proud of. It’s an example of how we can turn justice and compassion into concrete action. This week, I circulated our reaction to massive planned cuts to social security by the UK … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Seachdain na Gàidhlig sona dhuibh uile! The first thing I published on our social media channels this week was a post in Scottish Gaelic, to mark World Gaelic Week. The text on the graphic says ‘With justice and compassion we will end poverty in Scotland’. I enjoy being … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance It was a short week for me, as I had Monday and Tuesday as annual leave. When I came back on Wednesday, I was quickly reminded that I had been tasked with writing a draft news release for the launch of a new report and toolkit from the … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance This week, my colleagues Isla and David took calls for justice and compassion direct to Westminster. Isla has been working incredibly hard with a group of lived experience experts and Fair by Design – the organisation that acts against the poverty premium. Together, they have created Give Me … Read more
David Eyre,Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance My Poverty Alliance colleagues have been very busy this week. Our TARP Aberdeenshire development officer Annie is from the north of Ireland originally, and she us organized for a group from the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network to come to Scotland for a learning visit (pictured above). She took responsibility for … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Star Trek is one of the most hopeful sci-fi shows there is. It depicts a human society beyond poverty, and beyond money. As Picard says in the film First Contact: “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves … Read more
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