UK Poverty Post » Maya Segas http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:00:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Get your MP to do the Robin Hood Dance (or just sign the EDM)! http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/2010/03/get-your-mp-to-do-the-robin-hood-dance-or-just-sign-the-edm/ http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/2010/03/get-your-mp-to-do-the-robin-hood-dance-or-just-sign-the-edm/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:02:09 +0000 Maya Segas http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/?p=799 You’ve probably already heard about the Robin Hood Tax, a tiny tax on bankers that would give billions to tackle poverty and climate change, here and abroad. If not, make sure you read all about it!

Now that you’re clued up, have a look at this hilarious video of the Robin Hood dance. Have a bit of a wiggle and then why not get your local Member of Parliament to do the dance too?

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Okay, so maybe that seems a bit impossible but what you can ask them to do is show their support by signing the Early Day Motion 913.

It’s simple! Just go to this site, type in your postcode and find out if your MP has signed the EDM. If they haven’t, ask them to and if they have, say thank you.

The record for MPs signing an Early Day Motion was over 500 way back in 2002 so let’s see if we can beat it and get a step closer to making the Robin Hood Tax a reality!

Maya is Oxfam’s Midlands Political Campaigner.

UPDATE 08/03/10: The EDM has 83 signatures, keep up the good work – lets get to 100!

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