Liverpool Liberal Party

Appeal sent to 6 Merseyside Christian Leaders

"I guess you will have seen some of the recent debate concerning the investment policy of the merseyside Superannuation scheme, this scheme is used by all the Merseyside Local authorities and many joint venture companies that were once part of the local authority activities

You may be aware that the funds administered by Wirral Borough Council has rejected appeals by three other participating authorities, claiming to protect the financial interests of the fund

The debate over ethics and financial return has been a debate many of our own churches resolved during the disinvestment campaign over South Africa. The majority of our Christian churches were able to gain equally beneficial investments outside of the arms industries, ensuring respect for the ethics and conscience of their congregations

I am writing to you asking if you as one of several prominent Merseyside Christian Leaders to endorse an appeal to the Merseyside Pension scheme to switch its investments from military based companies to ethically acceptable investments. k
Knowing that large numbers of your own congregation members pay into this scheme and would wish their christian conscience to be respected in the application of investments

Thanks

Yours in faith

Cllr Steve Radford
Leader Liberal Party Group