Wilmslow Meeting clerk Celia Davies asks a question from the floor at the public meeting. Photo: courtesy of Andrew Backhouse.

The effect of government cuts on the most vulnerable was a widely shared concern at Yearly Meeting Gathering. Andrew Backhouse tells the story of how Quakers responded, earlier this summer, at a local level in Wilmslow.

Transfiguration and welfare reform

The effect of government cuts on the most vulnerable was a widely shared concern at Yearly Meeting Gathering. Andrew Backhouse tells the story of how Quakers responded, earlier this summer, at a local level in Wilmslow.

by Andrew Backhouse 30th August 2014

How are the government’s welfare reforms affecting the lives of people in our society? It is a question that many Friends have been addressing at national and local level. Meeting for Sufferings, for example, asked representatives to find out what was happening in their local areas.

Transfiguration and welfare reform

The effect of government cuts on the most vulnerable was a widely shared concern at Yearly Meeting Gathering. Andrew Backhouse tells the story of how Quakers responded, earlier this summer, at a local level in Wilmslow.

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