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| Our economy, our society, our politics, our values - all would have been enhanced if this man, Jeremy Corbyn, had not been targeted by the richest and most powerful in the land |
Support the Five Demands
put forward by Jeremy Corbyn in response to the Chancellor's budget for the 1% in April 2023
- A REAL PAYRISE FOR ALL
After years of real-term wage cuts, workers up and down the country are choosing between feeding their children or heating their homes, from nurses and teachers to rail workers and posties, these past few months have seen record levels of industrial action in the UK. Everyone has a right to live and work with dignity. That means giving nurses, teachers and public sector workers an above-inflation pay rise, implementing a minimum wage of £15 per hour, banning zero-hours contracts and reversing cruel benefit sanctions.
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| The people of Britain demand pay rises |
- DEMOCRATIC PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
As millions struggle to pay their energy bills, fossil fuel giants are taking home record profits. Private profiteering is plunging people into poverty and destroying our planet. Alongside water, rail and mail, it’s time we put energy back where it belongs: in public hands. Democratic public ownership will empower communities, bring prices down and kickstart a Green New Deal that invests in sustainable energy.
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| Our economy has stagnated for the last thirteen years of neoliberal Tory misgovernment - now we need a new government to kickstart a Green economic revolution that will help save the planet and create employment |
- HOUSING FOR THE MANY
On average, British renters spend 30% of their income on rent. Over one million households are waiting for council and social homes, whilst quarter of a million people are homeless. Housing is a human right, not a commodity – everyone deserves a decent, safe, warm and affordable place to live. We need an immediate rent freeze and reduction, an end to no-fault evictions and an urgent mass council home building programme.
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| Thatcher's 'Right to Buy' policies, with no replacement building of council housing, created the housing crisis we have been enduring ever since the early-1980s - but the future could be different if a new Government made social housing the priority it should be. |
- TAX THE RICH TO SAVE THE NHS
After years of austerity and privatisation, our NHS is on its knees. It’s time to end outsourcing, invest in a fully public system of universal healthcare and build a National Care Service. The government says there's no more money for our NHS - but they're wrong. We can give our public services the money they need by introducing a wealth tax, raising income tax on the top 5% of earners and making corporations pay their fair share.
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| Well worth a read - these neoliberal Tories who keep on being re-elected and so continue to misgovern us have always had the privatisation of the NHS as their aim. |
WELCOME REFUGEES AND A WORLD FREE FROM WAR
Refugees are being scapegoated for an economic crisis they didn’t create. We must work towards a world of peace, free from nuclear weapons where conflicts are resolved through diplomacy and negotiation. We need a humane migration system based on dignity, compassion and care, which gives asylum seekers the right to work, healthcare and housing. The refugees of today are our doctors, teachers and neighbours of tomorrow.
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| We need a humane migration policy based on compassion, care, and dignity - it is in everyone's interests. |
Here is a link that will take you further into my thoughts and writings on these matters.
Please do have a look - and a read. I'm only too happy to send you whatever you order.
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