The first meeting of
the national People’s Assembly Against Austerity in Kent took place
last week (Thursday July 4) in Broadstairs.
Over 140 people
attended the meeting which was addressed by national figures in the People’s
Assembly movement, including Jeremy Corbyn MP and Natalie Bennett, leader of the
Green Party.
The speakers
declared their opposition to cuts in public services and warned of the growing
privatisation of the National Health Service.
One of the
organisers of the meeting, Christine Tongue of Anti Cuts Thanet, said: “Britain’s public
services are under attack like they never have before. Now everyone must come
together to fight back. This meeting marks the beginning of that fight
back.”
“The cuts are
justified in terms of the financial deficit, but this is nonsense. The
government is using the financial crisis as an excuse to push through policies
they wanted to adopt anyway.
“The Welfare State
was founded in 1945 when Britain was bankrupt after the war.
People knew it was needed then and it’s still needed today.”
The meeting voted
overwhelmingly to support a national demonstration to protect the
NHS.
Another meeting to
discuss local actions will be held on Tuesday August 6 at 7.30pm in the Red
Hall, 11 Grosvenor
Road, Broadstairs. More information from Christine
Tongue on 01843 604 253. and 07989 070843.
Didn;t Driver claim over 200 attended...
ReplyDeleteYes he did, but then he is the king of exaggerated blarney. Even here they are claiming 140 when the photograph of the gathering looked a lot more like fifty. See the next meeting is planned for the Red Hall, a much smaller capacity venue so evidently even this group's organisers have realised it is hardly worth paying for a bigger hall.
ReplyDeleteThe meeting didn't explain shoddy hospital services with infection rates covered up, the CQC recent case etc. Sacking more lazy public workers rather than coverup and payoffs would raise standards wouldn't it?
ReplyDeleteHow do you know, 10:52, were you there? If you were, please tell us all about it as it must have been something of a laugh with that many clowns in one place at the same time.
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