The Rev Paul Nicolson – a campaigning life in letters

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The Rev Paul Nicolson – a campaigning life in letters
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‘Rev Paul’, who died this month, wrote thousands of letters to newspapers campaigning against poverty. Many of them are republished below. Today, as his funeral takes place, many people will celebrate his life online with the hashtag RevPaul

For more than 20 years, one retired but indefatigable vicar, the Rev Paul Nicolson, sent thousands of letters for publication to newspapers – just one aspect of his work for two organisations that he set up to campaign against poverty: Z2K and Taxpayers Against Poverty , which was launched by means of a letter in the Guardian.

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