People's Assembly Against Austerity
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| Formation | 2013 |
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| Type | Pressure group |
| Headquarters | London |
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Key people
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Clare Solomon, Steve Turner, Romayne Phoenix, Sam Fairbairn, Nick McCarthy, David Steel, Owen Jones, John Rees, |
| Website | http://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/ |
The People’s Assembly Against Austerity is a political initiative in the United Kingdom, launched in 2013.
It is a movement to "push the arguments against austerity" it sees as missing from British politics and to fight for all those people it sees as being hit by Government policies, including low-paid workers, disabled people, unemployed people, the young, black, minority and ethnic groups and women.
It was launched with an open letter published in The Guardian in February 2013, backed by public figures such as Tony Benn, Len McCluskey and Jeremy Corbyn MP.
A press conference was held on 26 March 2013 in London where speakers included Caroline Lucas MP, journalist Owen Jones, comedian Mark Steel, then Labour MP Katy Clark, comedian and disabled activist Francesca Martinez, Steve Turner of Unite and Zita Holbourne representing Black Activists Rising Against the Cuts.
The initiative has been backed by major trade unions such as Unite, UNISON, NUT, NUJ, PCS and RMT. It has also received support from numerous campaigning groups, individuals and political parties. These include: the Green Party of England and Wales, the Communist Party of Britain, the Coalition of Resistance, Left Unity, Labour MPs and individuals including: Tariq Ali, Imran Khan, Bruce Kent, John Pilger, and Ken Loach.
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