Email Update from Ellen Clifford

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Hey all below I've copied and pasted the email I received from Ellen as someone who donated to the John Pring book delivery to MPs back in September, I thought some may find it of value and positivity.

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Thanks to you we did it!

On 2nd September 2024, Disabled campaigners from across the UK took 650 copies of The Department: How a Violent Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence by John Pring to Parliament. 

Each one was in a black envelope individually addressed to each MP as a contribution from Pluto publishers.

There was also a cover letter the text of which you can find at the bottom of this update.

TV stars Cherylee Houston and Lisa Hammond turned up on the day to help us carry the books along with representatives from Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations supporting the initiative.

Contrary to the advice that we had been given on a number of occasions when different members had contacted Parliament to confirm how best to make the delivery, the books were denied entrance.

This meant that the meeting we had booked for MPs to come and hear about the further social security cuts that are planned as a continuation from Tory policy was not able to happen.

Instead, campaigners took a spontaneous decision to blockade the entrance to Parliament.

After hours of stand off with the police, Parliament security agreed to get a vehicle to collect the books and take them to the security centre that checks mail.

We are in the process of checking with MPs if they received their copies of the books. So far it looks as if they did.

We are in the process of working out our remaining budget to send copies to devolved and regional administrations in the UK.

We apologise for not having updated you meanwhile.

We are all volunteers who try our best to be active on top of living with our disablement and we apologise for not being able to do everything as good as we should.

We are tremendously grateful for the money that was donated to this and the sacrifices people made.

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