Government cuts

Symon Hill reports on a Meeting for Sufferings discussion

by Symon Hill 7th October 2011

The government’s cuts agenda has come under attack from British Quakers, who have formally declared their opposition to the scale of the cuts and their impact on the poorest people in society. Friends have resolved to campaign against changes to disability benefits, to call for a greater contribution from the wealthy and to suggest the alternative of cutting expenditure on war.  The policy was adopted on Saturday by Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), the national committee of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), the formal organisation of Quakers in England, Scotland and Wales.