The austerity programme does not work
It is unnecessary, unjust, immoral and undemocratic
We:
- Do not accept that the government's austerity programme is necessary
- Are a broad, united campaign against cuts and privatisation
- Are linked to no particular political party
- Reject proposals to 'solve' the crisis by discriminating on the grounds of disability, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, age, sexual orientation or identity
- Encourage a wide debate on how to protect the welfare state and develop an alternative programme for economic and social reform
- Stand with the movement of resistance across Europe
- Defend the people's right to protest, and so we support the right of unions and campaigns to organise and take such action as their members democratically decide is necessary
- Have a plain and simple goal: to make government abandon its austerity programme. If it will not it must be replaced with one that will
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Events:
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28
Apr
6:30pm, O'Neill's, 26 Great George St, LS1 3DL
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1
May
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12
May
6:30pm, O'Neill's, 26 Great George St, LS1 3DL
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21
June
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Oct
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Alternatives exist:
- Debts can be dropped
- Privatisation can be reversed and common ownership embraced
- A living wage can begin to combat poverty
- Strong trade unions can help redistribute profit
- The vast wealth held by corporations and the trillions held by the super rich in tax havens can be tapped
- Green technology, alternatives to the arms industries, a rebuilt infrastructure including growth in manufacturing can provide jobs
- Banks can be placed under democratic control
- Troops can be withdrawn
- Trident's replacement can be cancelled
Read more about the alternatives