Responding to a groundswell of anger at government policies in the UK, the People’s Assembly is bringing together campaigners and organisations to say ‘No to Austerity 2.0 – Fund our public services!’
Keir Starmer’s government is making spending cuts that target the poorest, most vulnerable in society. The adherence to ‘fiscal rules’ traps us in a public service funding crisis,increasing poverty, worsening mental health, and freezing public sector pay.
Scrapping Winter Fuel Payments, keeping the Tory two-child benefit cap, abandoning WASPI women, cutting £5bn of welfare by limiting PIP and Universal Credit eligibility, and slashing UK foreign aid from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP, while increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, are presented as “tough choices”. But attacking those with the least is easy. Real tough choices would be for a Labour government to tax the rich and their hidden wealth, to fund public services, fair pay, investment in communities and the NHS.
Join the People’s Assembly National Demo on Saturday 7th June at 12pm at Portland Place, London W1B and march to Whitehall, for a public rally in with speeches, music, and big screen video. This will bring together all those voices who want to see an alternative to cuts, austerity, and poverty, which are breeding grounds for the far right.