In response to the TUC’s National Demonstration Against Cuts held last March, a group of young students has organised the Rally Against Debt. The Freedom Association is proud to be involved in its organisation.
This is an opportunity for those from across the political divides to come together and demonstrate that they are concerned with the UK’s growing debt, which is over £900 billion[1] and fast rising. Without targeting the deficit, Britain’s annual interest payments would reach £70 billion by 2015[2], according to the Prime Minister.
Come and show your support for a nation burdened by debt, that is wasting money which would be better spent elsewhere and which will place an unfair burden on the next generation. The rally takes place between 11am and 2pm today, Saturday 14 May. Meet at Old Palace Yard by the Houses of Parliament. Details of the event and confirmed speakers may be found at rallyagainstdebt.org.
. . . or for a more panic-inducing look at our national debt, go to the National Debt Clock at debtbombshell.com. Scary . . . !
David Gibson
Intern, The Freedom Association
[1] http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=206
[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jun/07/cuts-change-british-way-of-life-david-cameron
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Um i think there are some young students involved but i think its fairly to say this is being organised by UKIP. There are some senior UKIP people behind it if you look a bit closer.
Nigel Farage will be there!!!!
I saw your icon and was it reminded me of a similar one I used on the facebook “cause” for this US based effort.
In case any of these ideas are of use, this is what I’ve been posting in the US re: our much larger debt issue (and larger shortfalls
for future payments for social programs for retirement, etc).
There won’t be change until the public truly gets how bad things are. The public yawns when it hears $trillions thinking “big number, but its a big country”. since they have no perspective. We need to rephrase the issue:
The federal government will need >$1 million per household to pay its IOUs!
> $116 trillion =”official” debt plus money short for future social security, medicare, etc
Even its “official debt” of $14.2 trillion is $123,754 per household!
Details at http://StopNationalDebt.com with links to contact congress & complain.
“POLL REVEALS: Americans Are Still In Deep Denial About The Deficit” http://read.bi/h6QDGR If they realized how bad it is politicians would need to act.
Be among the first to join the new Facebook cause “Stop National Debt” : http://www.causes.com/causes/606425-stop-national-debt
since if you don’t spread the word, who will?
We need to spread the word virally to educate non news-junkies.