Events

Defending the Welfare State and Public Services

Saturday 10th April 2010
12:00pm to 3:30pm

March & Rally
Assemble 12noon for 1pm Victoria Gardens
Rally 2pm Trafalgar Square
Speakers, Music and Entertainment

Since 1948, Britain has supported the idea that state pensions, healthcare and public services are best provided by society as a whole. This idea is now under threat.

• The state pension is totally inadequate, leaving at least 1 in 4 older people to live in poverty.
• 7 million households have a child living in poverty and benefits provide a very limited safely net.
• Unemployment now stands at over 2 million and workfare offers no solution.
• 10 million adults are disabled and face huge barriers to escaping financial hardship.
• The NHS is slowly being privatised behind the false concept of choice and efficiency, and the quality of care is suffering as a result.
• Our public services are now facing massive cuts as a result of the recession created by a discredited banking industry.

The welfare state and public services are an essential part of any civilised society - pooling the risk across the population and providing support and services for all of us.  Let’s defend it!

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