Hello, Two days ago something extraordinary happened - the EU agreed to double the aid it gives to the world's poorest nations. By being part of this campaign you have directly helped to make that happen and you should be proud, very proud. It was one small step on the road to truly making poverty history. And here is the next one... As names go Alan Johnson isn't all that memorable - in fact it's about as unremarkable as they come. But as Britain's new Secretary of State for Trade & Industry, he can play a massive part in really making poverty history for millions and millions of people around the world. Recently the Government has started to change its position on trade, even including a pledge in its election manifesto to stop bullying poor counties into running their economies the way rich countries like ours want, instead of the way that benefits them. But we need more than pledges - we need to see action. The Government must continue to change its policies and influence other countries to change theirs. To stop 30,000 children dying every day of extreme poverty, we need to allow people the right to earn their way out of grinding poverty. And at the moment, so many people just can't. No one disagrees with trade justice, no one thinks it's a bad idea - it's just that politicians, like Mr Johnson, don't know how many people care about it - and therefore it's simply not as high a priority as it should be. So we need to show him that you do care. Please click here right now. Imagine how he's going to feel in 24 hours time when tens of thousands of people have emailed him asking him to make trade justice a reality. It's real people power. And it will take you one minute. Thank you, Bill Nighy P.S. Don't forget it is not too late to get your transport booked to get you to Edinburgh for the Make Poverty History Rally on 2nd July. Go here to find out more. | 
