Dear Kevin,
I am sorry we couldn`t have the Transparency Taskforce meeting last Friday.
At the meeting, we wanted to demonstrate a prize-winning article written by Emily Dugan, which we were involved in initiating. The article demonstrates Emily overcame resistance from the Ministry of Justice in order to produce the piece. We believe Emily's ability as an Investigative Journalist is required to bring the abuse of Personal Guarantees more into the public arena. Jeff Lampert will approach Emily again. Is there anything that you or the APPG would like to say about personal guarantees (PG)?
We wanted to introduce you to the concept of #evictionbuddies. Which is a hashtag on twitter we will circulate to all potential victims of #PGcrimes. Jane Farmer and Jeff Lampert would be the first pair. By using twitter they have become aware of the extent they support each other. They would suggest the APPG has an important part to play, as having an "eviction buddy" in the same Parliamentary constituency could help the concept to be more effective, for example meetings at the MPs surgery.
We also wanted to highlight how important it is to keep the dialogue between you and me public. According to google analytics and twitter figures our emails get read for an average of 4 minutes 38 seconds by 105 people and achieve interactions on social media. I believe our discussions may be bringing some hope to some people living with the fear of eviction.
We understand TTF will rearrange the meeting.
I shall look forward to speaking to you soon.
Jane Farmer
(conversation between Jane Farmer and Kevin Hollinrake - scroll down for more)