Special Edition
Special Issue September 2007

Contents

Editorial
Justice for England March
Wall to Wall Propaganda
The Census + Charities
Nationality & Ethnicity
The Legacy of William Tyndale
Ethnic English Trust & Wycliffe Trust
The Steadfast Trust

The Steadfast Trust
Registered Charity No. 1105806
www.steadfasttrust.org.uk

The Steadfast Trust was formed by people who were concerned that the interests and needs of the English community were being neglected and that the English were not enjoying the many rights and benefits extended to other ethnic groups. Steadfast exists to address these problems and speak up for the English.

There are about 12,000 ethnic specific charities in England & Wales that exclusively benefit other ethnic groups. The Steadfast Trust is the first and only registered charity that undertakes work specifically on behalf of the ethnic-English community. It is of the utmost importance that our charity grows and prospers. It is a symbol of our communal identity and of our ability to participate in society on an equal footing with other ethnic groups. It is not hard to imagine the message sent out if it were to fail.

We have a wide remit to undertake charitable work within our community. Above all our work is guided by the principle that the ethnic-English are a community and that our Englishness should be promoted as something positive in our lives and the lives of our children. We will do what countless generations have done before and pass on knowledge of our customs, history, and culture to succeeding generations.

The English, and in particular the young, would gain greater self-respect and self-confidence if they had a better appreciation and understanding of their unique culture and heritage. A strong sense of communal identity helps develop a strong sense of communal responsibility; it helps bring people together and counter the alienation from society that many increasingly feel.

We are confident that the English community can show the same ambition and enterprise that has enabled other ethnic groups to build communal institutions that further their interests. There is much to do but we are eager to get on with the task.

Initial Aims and Aspirations
We have many ideas for future projects. As our charity grows it will enable us to undertake more work and a wider variety of projects on behalf of our community, all aimed at positively promoting Englishness not only to our own people but to the population as a whole. Many of our projects are geared towards younger people with the aim of bringing through a new generation that has a strong sense of communal identity. To this end we will undertake projects in the following areas-
Educational – mainly for the young with the aim of promoting an interest and pride in English culture and history. We aim to publish books that will inspire children by telling them of the deeds and achievements of English heroes and heroines, and the great achievements and positive contributions that English people have made to human knowledge over the centuries. We will produce CDs and DVDs and help fund drama, living history, music and dance groups that will work within schools, museums and play schemes.

Cultural – the creation of English community and cultural centres. We will also seek support from local and central government for the promotion of greater public awareness of English customs and cultural achievements. This aim can be achieved through such events as English History awareness campaign, and an annual English cultural festival.

Research – little or no research has ever been conducted into the specific needs of the English community. We will encourage such research and use its results to inform the appropriate authorities about the needs of the English community and how they can be addressed. The English community is as entitled as any other to have its interests taken into account by policy makers. We will strive to ensure that government bodies and other organisations have the information they need to make appropriate policies and provide adequate funding to meet the needs of the English community.

Welfare – discrimination against English people is widespread but we have been encouraged to simply ignore it and walk away. Those who have wanted to take action have often been hindered by a lack of information about their rights, and the lack of anyone to turn to for practical help. We aim to assist in the creation of an advisory service which will offer help and advice to needy members of the English community who believe they have been discriminated against or otherwise disadvantaged due to their Englishness.

The Steadfast Trust needs your help and support
Please send donations – cheques & postal orders payable to The Steadfast Trust
The Steadfast Trust, Suite 273, Silk House, Park Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 7QJ

Get Involved
Like all successful organisations we need people and money. If you would like to become involved in running the charity, general fundraising or helping to organise projects, we would like to hear from you. That is especially so if you have relevant specialist knowledge or experience. If you have something to offer then please get in touch. The more people who get involved, the more we will be able to do and the more we will be able to raise.

FAQs below are some of the questions and answers to be found on the Steadfast Trust website – some answers have been abbreviated.

Q) Who do you benefit?
The Steadfast Trust is an ethnic-specific charity which means it was set up to mainly benefit one particular ethnic group – the ethnic-English.

Q) Why do you only wish to benefit the English?
There are tens of thousands of charities and other organisations that exist to benefit every other conceivable ethnic group. Funding for these organisations amounts to hundreds of millions of pounds, the vast majority coming from public funds - yet not one penny goes towards the English community.

The English, like any of the other groups, have specific needs but unless there are organisations which seek to address those needs and seek funding, the current unfair situation will continue. This neglect of the English gives rise to resentment and alienation because many feel excluded from multicultural society.

Q) Is it racist?
That we have to answer this question is indicative of the problems that we English face because it is not a question that would ever be asked of any of the thousands of charities and organisations that represent people from other ethnic backgrounds. If it is not racist for others to look after their own, why should it be considered racist for us to do the same? The racism is in the accusation – not in our good intentions. We should be judged as others are judged and not be subject to double standards.

Q) Is there a need?
In a word yes. There is considerable discrimination against the English. The very existence of the ethnic-English and their way-of-life is often denied or ignored by the state and its institutions. The English are becoming increasingly aware of this discrimination and it is giving rise to the view that the state is only concerned to promote other cultures and address the needs of other ethnic groups. Evidence of this discrimination can be found in the reaction to a report by the Conservative Social Justice Policy Group which warns that White pupils from poor backgrounds (the vast majority of them English) are performing worse than other ethnic groups. It goes on to say that there is a danger of creating “an uneducated and unemployable underclass of forgotten children”. As well as problems in education the report also highlights the economic difficulties confronting White (by ‘White’ they mean English) workers who are disproportionately employed in the declining manufacturing industry while in other sectors they are seeing their wages being put under pressure from cheaper imported labour.

If this report had highlighted these problems in connection with any other ethnic group there would most certainly have been an outcry, official inquiries and most certainly some sort of positive action to try and turn the situation around. It is our task to ensure that politicians and policy makers are made aware of our communal needs and that they produce policies and allocate funding to tackle them.

Q) Why do you wish to aim the majority of your work at children?
It is generally accepted that children should be encouraged to have a positive self-image and a good understanding of their own cultural background. It is rightfully seen as beneficial to promote a positive self-image because it has a profound and positive effect on a young person’s life; especially of those who come from the most deprived backgrounds.

Many English people and particularly our young children have lost not only any sense of their own identity but also the self respect and communal pride that flows from it. It is our intention to rectify this.

For more information see www.steadfasttrust.org.uk