Hello lovely people!! We have a new government to lobby and have hatched a new strategy to do just that… Our Plan: President Obama suggested that tampon tax exists because “men were making the laws when those taxes were passed”. And he’s right. But a man isn’t leading our law making anymore. A woman is. It’s time for us to push harder than ever before to make this change finally happen. So far we have made history by successfully launching an amendment to the law that will eventually end tampon tax. All we need to do now is make sure that this amendment actually goes all the way through Parliament and is finally implemented! Now that we are no longer restricted by the European Union, our new Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond have full reign to bulldoze this tax. So let’s launch a new wave of pressure to target those newly in the forefront of power. Tweet @Theresa_May @PHammondMP or send them an email (writetothem.com) to coax our new leaders into backing our campaign and making 2016 the year that our periods are finally freed from sexist taxation that undermine the importance of women. Better late than never! And we simply don’t have time for ‘never’. Period. Thank you for being amazing!!! Laura :) ————————- Template tweet: @theresa_may @PHammondMP please make 2016 the year that tampon tax ends. Period! #EndTamponTax Template letter: Dear __________, Please help me to reduce your tax on sanitary products to 0% and recognise their essentiality. They are vital to maintaining a healthy and normal life. Your failure to acknowledge this, especially in comparison with other menial products, is an insult to men and women alike, and should be reversed. Yours sincerely, _____________