Stop This Bloody Disgrace, VICTORY!

Published on 28.04.16

We started a campaign back in November 2015 called ‘Stop This Bloody Disgrace’, and I’m sure by now many of you have seen the bright yellow and pink posters around College Road and Folly Lane. The campaign hinges on the government’s ludicrous classification of Tampons, Sanitary Pads, Mooncups, etc as non-essential/luxury items. This meant that

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We started a campaign back in November 2015 called ‘Stop This Bloody Disgrace’, and I’m sure by now many of you have seen the bright yellow and pink posters around College Road and Folly Lane.

The campaign hinges on the government’s ludicrous classification of Tampons, Sanitary Pads, Mooncups, etc as non-essential/luxury items. This meant that all these sanitary items had a tax of 5%, meaning that we actually pay extra for items which are 100% essential. This campaign’s aim was to get the government to reduce the tax to 0%!

Here is a list of some of the things that do not have any tax and are classed by the UK Government as essential items:

• Jaffa Cakes
• Exotic meat, such as Crocodile and Kangaroo meat
• Helicopters, as well as the repair and maintenance to any aircrafts
• Alcoholic Jellies
• And many more…

But there is good news… The Treasury have vowed to axe the outdated and overtly sexist tax. So we are victorious, the petition ended up reserving 320,087 supporters!

Let us know your thoughts
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For more information…
www.bloodydisgrace.org

Emily Nicholls, Student Union Campaign Officer