TOMORROW’S giant People’s Assembly Against Austerity demonstration will light the fuse on an explosive summer of strikes and protests, anti-cuts activists predicted yesterday.
People of all stripes have backed the march to Parliament Square and following mass anti-austerity festival, from grass-roots campaigners to comedian Russell Brand.
Stop the War Coalition convener Lindsey German said it is just the start of a concerted campaign to fend off the attacks on Britain’s poorest launched by Chancellor George Osborne from “planet Downing Street.”
A two-million strong strike on July 10 which teachers’ union NUT confirmed it would join yesterday, a new Jarrow march for jobs, a massive anti-Nato demonstration in September and the TUC’s rally in October are just a handful of the actions planned.
“All of these things show there is a growing resistance to the criminal things this government is doing,” Ms German said.
“And we think Saturday will mark the beginning of a new, big campaign that can begin to change government policy.”
Speaking at a press conference in Parliament yesterday, Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn challenged the media to listen to the tens of thousands of people expected to take part.