Tuesday 9 July 2013

PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY IN THANET BEGINS CAMPAIGN TO SAVE WELFARE STATE


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.

4 comments:

  1. Yes 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.

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  2. The 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?

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    1. How 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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