People’s Assembly Saturday 22 June 2013, 9:30am – 5pm, Central Hall Westminster, London <http://www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk/2013/02/peoples-assembly-against-austerity-launched-in-the-guardian/>
After Osborne’s disastrous budget yesterday, 63 economists have pledged their support for the People’s Assembly with a letter to the Guardian. <http://www.coalitionofresistance.org.uk/2013/03/63-economists-pledge-support-for-peoples-assembly/> "George Osborne‘s latest budget confirms that austerity policies are set to continue for years to come (Budget 2013, 20 March). This is a call from economists and academics to all those millions of people in Britain who face an impoverished and uncertain year as their wages, jobs, conditions and welfare provision come under renewed attack by the government. It is important that people understand that there is a large body of opinion against these policies. With some 80% of austerity measures still to come, and with the government lengthening the time they expect cuts to last, we are calling a people’s assembly against austerity to bring together campaigns against cuts and privatisation with trade unionists in a movement for social justice. We aim to develop a strategy for resistance to mobilise millions of people against the Con Dem government." Comment by Susan Pashkoff: "I am thrilled to see the Post-Keynesians uniting with Marxists on this position. It is excellent to have supporters from overseas; I am certain (let’s say 100% certainty) that others would have gladly supported this if they knew that it existed." _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
