A minister writes
I’m grateful to my MP, Celia Barlow, for forwarding a letter from the office of Foreign Office minister Kim Howells on the subject of the Iraqi employees living under the shadow of the power drill.
To save me the time of typing out his response for your delectation, I’ll merely point you towards the boilerplate text received by Tim Ireland and Curious Hamster from the Home Office, the two being almost identical in content.
It’s good to see that all the various government departments working on this matter have managed to come up with a unified message for public consumption if not, you know, an actual plan for saving these people’s lives.
So, as you were. See you on October 9.
If you’d like to help, try the following:
- Watch the video.
- Write to your MP. Ask them to refer your concerns to the Home Office, Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence.
- Let us know in the comments if you get a response.
- Join the list of supporters.
- If you think your MP might be sympathetic, visit their constituency surgery, explain the matter of the Iraqi employees, and ask if your MP would be willing to co-sponsor the meeting at Parliament on October 9.
- Spread the word. If you have a blog, why not help yourself to one of Unity’s lovely blog banners?
- Keep up with latest on the Iraqi employees’ plight with Google News Alerts.
- Sign the petition.
Posted on September 8th, 2007 at 8:58 am