“Anti-austerity
campaigners will hold 'Oxi to Osborne' protests outside Parliament
and across the country on Wednesday as the Chancellor unveils a
further £12bn worth of welfare cuts. Emboldened by the Greek
people’s resounding rejection on Sunday of a European Union bailout
package that would have heralded further austerity, British activists
will hold a mass 'die-in' to protest the impact of welfare cuts.
Demonstrations will take place in more than 40 towns and cities
across the UK, including Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham. Many
have been organized by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity.”
“Chancellor
George Osborne will announce further government spending cuts in his
first budget by the Tory majority government on Wednesday. He has
already promised to cut a further £12bn from welfare spending by
targeting subsidies for social housing and introducing a benefits
cap. [...] Incapacity benefits are also likely to be targeted, with
one briefing leaked to the BBC suggesting the Treasury will cut
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to £30 a week for people in
the ‘work-related activity’ group.”
“'OXI
to Osbrone' protests will begin at 17.30 BST on Wednesday. [...]
British campaigners have called their protest 'Oxi to Osborne' in
reference to the 61.3 percent of Greeks who voted 'Oxi' to reject an
EU bailout package for further austerity in Sunday’s referendum.”
“People’s
Assembly press officer Ramona McCartney told the Guardian: 'We have
had a lot of interest since the [Greek] no vote; our phones have been
off the hook.'”
“People’s
Assembly National Secretary Sam Fairbairn said: 'Osborne is set to
announce a further 12bn in cuts to welfare, hitting the poorest in
society hardest. It's a disgrace that the government continues to
hide the figures of the number of people who have died as a result of
their austerity measures. The people of Greece have now voted twice
to reject austerity. This will inspire millions across Europe that we
can do the same. We vow to create a movement so big it stops any
austerity in its tracks. The People of Britain will say 'OXI!' to
Osborne,' he added.”
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