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Absolutely fuming no coverage by the BBC at all regarding today’s protests, I expected a media blackout on the Tory biased sky news channel, BBC must of forgot that we pay their wages, we want to see the protests on our streets, not protests in other countries, we should all complain to the bbc, I certainly am, right now.
Protests got a 15 seconds viewing on granada reports.

im waiting for northwest tonight as one of us were interviewed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21815636

I know -disgraceful. Out of our group, 3 were interviewed by printed media, one by radio and another by the BBC TV. Where is this footage?

This is why Comrades across the U.K have recorded our own footage and took photos- to 'get it out there'- cannot rely on mainstream media to do it!

Sample letter for us all to use to appeal against housing benefit reduction re bedroom tax by Joe Halewood
http://speye.wordpress.com/2013/03/...o-challenge-the-bedroom-tax-hb-decision/

Dear Sirs,
I received your decision letter dated INSERT DATE and referenced above that imposed an under occupation charge, or bedroom tax of 14% / 25% (delete as appropriate) on my existing award of Housing Benefit.
I consider this unwarranted yet in order to challenge this in the correct way and potentially by way of formal appeal I require further information to be sent to me within 7 days of this letter and the urgency of that is to ensure I have enough time to formulate any such appeal and in full knowledge of the facts of my case within the time allowed; OR in the alternative I request the deadline for any such formal appeal be moved to 21 days after I receive the request information below:
1. A written copy of the Council’s policy and decision-making procedures in relation to referring a socially housed claimant decision to the Rent Officer Service.
2. A full explanation of how the council decided that (INSERT ADDRESS) was determined to be a 3 bed property for the under occupation charge and this to include what involvement if any of my landlord, (INSERT LANDLORD NAME) in this process.
Please state by way of covering letter with the requested information any changed deadline date from above with regard to a formal appeal.
Yours etc

Rude we need to inform as many people as we can, can you put it on your facefook page, I will be getting loads of copies, downloaded at my local community centre, on Monday, and putting them through letterboxes of people affected by the bedroom tax in my local area.

its on bbc1 now yay go croc

just seen the coverage on bbc news northwest, good job i did not blink, would of missed it

I agree with the above statement, again i say life isnt fair. It wasnt fair that the men in our place had to come off shift because the 24hour security went to out side firm so the men had to go on days AND LOST THEIR SHIFT ALLOWENCE PAY. They had been on shift for years and now were losing a conciderable amount of wages. So this bed room tax is you paying out were the shift men were losing out.

haha, just rang Croc for autograh.

Gonna have to watch again-taped it.

BRILLIANT link Rotty. I been circulating it on B.T Groups....

rude, will you let me know when the next leasowe meeting is,and i will get loads of the letters printed to hand out there.

great idea rotty

Leasowe is 28th March at 7pm.

is that the same day of wallasey protest?

yes. Protest is at noon.