Today's Topics:
1. [Patras] ANTI-PATIENT-OPTIMUM PATHIA SOLIDARITY IN
LIBERATION By APO (gr) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. cgt catalunya: Manifest of the CGT for the general strike of
March 8, 2018. Without women the world does not work (ca)
[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Aragon cnt.es: [CNT-Huesca] January 25-State conference
against waiting lists, CNT-Huesca (ca) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Turkey, sosyal savas: Rising Militarism and Nationalism in
Visual Culture in Turkey (tr) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. London Anarchist Communists: The new London Plan: more of
the same- profits for the rich, crumbs for the rest of us
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
6. Poland, rozbrat: Protest letter in the Rodrigo Lanzy case
sent to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain on behalf of the SIS
"Street" [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
7. london a-c group: The Elephant in the Council Chamber
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
8. Defend Afrin: Afrin is Everywhere - Resistance is
Everywhere! (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
9. Britain, freedom news: Class War Scotland member on trial
for displaying a poster on his window (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
10. London Anarchist Communists: In Days of Old + Abolish
Universal Credit! (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
AGAINST STATE, CAPITAL AND PHASES .... DAILY SOLIDARITY - SOCIAL SELF- ORGANIZATION -
INTERNATIONAL ---- On Sunday, 21/1/18, a nationalist rally for Macedonia was called to
Thessaloniki. Fascist groups, operating as the long hand of state repression, found the
opportunity and carried out attacks on the free "School" social space, from where they
were successfully repulsed, as well as the occupation of Libertatia, which they completely
destroyed after the fire they put inside . ---- In the face of fascism and war, the only
response that the state-capitalist system has to offer, we, the underprivileged people,
the workers, the unemployed, the youth, the locals and the immigrants, organize the social
and class struggle . Breaking personalization, disappointment, fear. Developing and
linking struggles that break out on the fronts of the attack of the sovereigns in the
direction of the global overthrow of their world and the building of a society of
equality, justice, mutual assistance and freedom.
NO STEP back!
SOLIDARITY IN LIBERTATIA LOSTING IN THESSALONIKI
SOLIDARITY IN THE 22/1 COLLECTORS
UNDER THE HANDS OF THE WORLD OF THE GAME
PHASE THREATS WILL NOT BE REMEDIALS
STEP: THURSDAY 25/1, 18:00, APPENDIX
anarchist group "dwarf horse" and comrades, comrades
http://apo.squathost.com/
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Message: 2
This March 8, the CGT, in coordination with the Feminist Movement, convenes a GENERAL
VOICE OF 24 HOURS, WORK, CONSUMPTION, CURRICULUM , adding to the student. We call on the
whole society to take the second part and participate in how many mobilizations and
actions are carried out. ---- MARCH 8, 2018. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORKING WOMAN ----
WITHOUT OUR THE WORLD WAS NOT FUNCTIONING ---- We denounce the mercantilization that
exploits us and enslaves us in the precariousness of our lives, being especially cruel in
lives and discrimination against women. ---- We denounce that women's access to employment
is doubly difficult for us, we do not want more precarious employment, temporary,
part-time work and hours that are incompatible with the care work that is imposed on us.
We demand that the wage gap, inequality in pensions, sexual harassment and gender in work
centers be completed.
They can not continue the sexist and market violations that treat us as objects,
possessions of the market, men who violate us, harass, mistreat and kill us, who make
women sick and disabled to live. But also of the institutions and their laws that
reproduce sexist attitudes and behaviors. We denounce the laws not guaranteeing the right
to all lives sustained without discriminating against any. We demand social respect and
that the Church does not continue immiscuing.
We want an educational system that recognizes all our diversity, such as lesbian,
bisexual, transsexual, intersexual, genderless, queers +; We want sexual and reproductive
rights for all.
You need to be educated in the co-responsibility of care for both men and society. We do
not want or support any more to remain the only people responsible for invisible care of
dependent people.
We want to have a public health and quality that does not treat diseases like the life of
women, menstruation, their pregnancies, their menopause. Let the medicine of men recognize
and respect our bodies and our lives.
Women declare ourselves insubmised of the borders that support racism, the ICD, and the
deportations of lives.
We want the value and value of all work sustained in our lives to be called and equated:
domestic and caring work, in particular, what women made by enslaved in the special regime
of home employees; and reproductive work, life and social response to precariousness.
Migrant women, prey, several functional, of all the productive and reproductive sectors,
together in the social groups of class we call:
Without us there is neither production nor reproduction. We want to stop to stop the world.
As Louise Michel said in the Paris Commune: "Women were not wondering if something was
possible, but if it was useful, and then managed to carry it out."
Wander to live, strike to take care of us.
Join the fight that we are many.
General Work Confederation (CGT)
http://cgt.org.es/8-de-marzo-de-2018-sin-nosotras-el-mundo-no-funciona-huelga-general
http://www.cgtcatalunya.cat/spip.php?article12732#.WmwuuB99LCI
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Message: 3
JANUARY 25, 2018 HUESCA JOINS THE DAY OF STATE FIGHT AGAINST THE LISTS OF WAITING.
CONCENTRATION IN ZARAGOZA PLAZA AT 20H. ---- - INFRAUTILIZED HOSPITALS, PATIENTS WAITING
---- - WAITING LISTS HAVE SOLUTION ---- Because it affects us all equally The
privatization, the cuts, the bad management of what remains ... They sell us! ----
Remember: THE WAITING LISTS KILL!! ---- On January 25, collectives from various parts of
the state, we mobilize against the brutal deterioration of the health system, which has
its most bloody exponent in the increase, to levels never seen before, the surgical and
diagnostic waiting lists. ---- Spread and participate from your location!!!! ----
Informative videos: Coordinator Antiprivatization of Health, CASMadrid:
http://aragon.cnt.es/cnt-huesca25-enero-jornada-estatal-las-listas-espera/
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Message: 4
Militarist TV Series ---- Video 1 and 2: Nameless Squad (2017) (Turkish: Isimsizler) ----
Fatih who is a young and promising Turkish diplomat waits to start his new overseas duty.
When militants kill the district governor of Virankaya in Turkey, Fatih changes his mind
and takes the governors position. ---- Video 3 and 4: The Oath (2017) (Turkish: Söz) ----
Yavuz Karasu, a well-trained Turkish soldier, is in Istanbul with his fiancée, while an
operation takes place there. Dr. Bahar, who is not a surgeon, tries to save Yavuz fiancée.
After this incident, Yavuz goes back to Karabayir. Bahar follows him all the way to give
him something that belongs to him. Another incident happens, Yavuz is chosen to be the
commander of a team, whose mission is to protect Karabayir and their country Turkey.
Video 5 and 6: The Warrior (2017) (Turkish: Savasçi)
Story of a team from Special Forces of Turkish military.
Video 7: Resurrection Ertugrul (2014-) (Turkish: Dirilis-Ertugrul)
Story of Ertugrul Gazi, the grounding father of Osmans, who founded the Osmanian State.
Video 8: Mehmetçik, Kut'ül Amare (2017)
A movie from the times of First World War (1914-1918).
AKP Propaganda Videos
Video 1: Nation Chooses It's Bundespräsident (2014)
Video 2: Nation Doesn't Surrender (2014)
Video 3: 100. Years Anniversary of Çanakkale War (2015)
Video 4: Turkey Is Bigger Than Turkey (2016)
Video 5: 15 July 2016 Coup Attempt Propaganda Video (2017)
Militarist Movies
Video 1: Mountain 2 (2016) (Turkish: Dag 2)
A Turkish elite military squad commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Veysel Gökmusa (Murat
Serezli) is assigned to rescue the Turkish journalist Ceyda Balaban (Ahu Türkpençe) that
was kidnapped in Iraq.
Video 2: Valley of the Volves - Homeland (2016) (Turkish: Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan)
Video 3: Börü (2017)
Video 4: Troop (2017) (Turkish: Bölük)
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Cult
The founding father of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, died on 10th of
November, 1938, at 09:05.
Every year on the 10th of November at exactly 9:05am, traffic stops throughout Turkey,
people stand still for a moment, and sirens blare. The occasion is the anniversary of the
death of the Republic's founder.
Video 1: 1 Minute in Istanbul 10th of November 9:05am. (2017)
Prepared by a independent media channel called ‘140journos'.
Video 2: There are some depts that you can't pay back. (2016)
Prepared by one of the most important company in Turkey called ‘Koç‘. Koc is also holding
Turkey's largest private capital defence industry company, Otokar.
Video 3: I Saw Ataturk (2017)
Also made by Koç. Same subject (10th of November) , just a year after.
Extra Videos
When a country divides into in at least 3 social groups (conservatives, seculars and
kurdish) you need a lot of propaganda to unite these parts. Generally using rhetoric like
‘our culture is so beautiful and diverse but still we are together'.
Video 1: Advert of ‘Sabanci' Company - Anniversary of founding the Republic of Turkey,
29th of October (2017)
Some sentences from the end of video:
Being united called republic for the last 94 years - Bir olmaya 94 yildir cumhuriyet denir
Unity leads to republic - Birlikten cumhuriyet dogar
Video 2: Advert of ‘Ziraat' Bank - ‘You Can't Give Up!' (2017)
In this Ziraat Bank advert, again used same rhetoric but this time message is: ‘our
culture and country is so so beautiful, so you can't (or you don't want to) escape from
this country'
Etiketler:anti-militarizm, conscientious objection, Militarizm, movies, tv series, vicdani ret
http://sosyalsavas.org/2018/01/rising-militarism-and-nationalism-in-visual-culture-in-turkey/#more-31721
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Message: 5
The draft London Plan was released at the end of November 2017 and is open to
‘consultation' until the beginning of March. Given how little the Mayor and his officers
listened to those consulted whilst formulating the draft, it is unlikely that any major
changes will be made. ---- It is easy enough to understand the reality behind the new
draft London Plan once we ignore the meaningless phrases such as ‘good growth',
‘affordable', ‘resilience' and ‘inclusive'. Firstly, the Plan is only a framework and the
word ‘should' is the most used word. This means that even if the aims are desirable, they
can be ignored if they turn out to be economically unrealistic. In addition, most of the
planning powers lie with local boroughs. The London Plan is only a series of guidelines
which again can be ignored by local councils if deemed ‘necessary'. So even if some
aspects of the Plan seem positive, it is effectively meaningless if they are only
guidelines. Local boroughs are prone, as we have seen again and again, to do what is
‘economically necessary'.
The main reason that the Plan lacks any real substance is that the key assumption
underlying this Plan, as all other previous ones, is that the future of London is to be
dominated by the needs of private corporations. Instead of remaining in public hands or
being transferred to community co-operatives, land is being handed on a plate to private
corporate interests. This is because it is assumed that this is the only way to get the
needed finance. This immediately limits the ability of the Plan to deliver any of its
objectives. The goal of private capital is to make profit not to create the kind of city
that Londoners want to (and can afford to!) live in.
This can be shown by considering the implications for housing and the environment. In
order to increase the number of houses councils encourage private property developers to
either take over estate regeneration or else provide land on which to build residential
properties. Or else, the developers can buy the land themselves from another private
owner. However, they get hold of the land, the next step is to get planning permission to
build homes. The new London Plan
wants ‘densification' and ‘intensification' of land use. This is the same as what has
already been happening. It simply means that in order to make the most profit out of a
piece of land, as many properties as possible need to be squeezed into a piece of land.
This will include a combination of tall building, more dwellings squashed together and/or
less floor space per property. Tall buildings have the added advantage of being able to
offer ‘views' which can be marketed to the very wealthy. (How many of the world's rich
have a penthouse suite in London? To offer this to all the wealthy of the world means a
hell of a lot of tall buildings!)
The new privately-built developments are the main way of getting new homes. It is already
admitted that the vast majority of new homes built in the past few years are not
affordable for the vast majority of Londoners. The new Plan attempts to address this
issue. However, despite having new definitions of ‘affordable' (below the current 80% of
market rents), the rents will still be above council or social rents. This means that they
will still be higher than what the majority of Londoners can afford. And, this will be
only 50%, at the very most, of the new properties being built. If we look at the figures
in another way, we can say that between 50 and 100% of new properties built in London will
be unaffordable for the vast majority of Londoners. So just like now, the new Plan means
we will be getting higher and higher buildings, less green and open spaces, smaller flats,
and no family homes with gardens. This is all so that we can provide more and more
properties for the well-off and the buy-to-let or the buy-to-leave investor
In terms of land use, this focus on enabling property developers to make as much profit as
they can on London land makes it difficult to fulfil other aims such as for more green and
open spaces and reducing pollution. At most, developers will tick the ‘green box' by
planting some trees or putting in a few green patches, squeezed in between the high
buildings. Despite developments supposedly being ‘car-free', those who can afford the high
prices will find some way of having their car in London, creating even more
traffic-congested streets.
This plan, like plans before it, is a gold-mine for the property developer and landlord
and a disaster for the majority of Londoners. However, it is not by more lobbying of the
GLA that we will get any change. We must continue and intensify our grass roots campaigns
and direct action, including protests against property developers, squatting and
occupations. We must not only campaign for public housing but also for more green and open
spaces and less pollutions, in general for the kind of London we want to live in.
https://londonacg.blogspot.co.il/
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Message: 6
We've already reported on the Rodri case several times. In order to publicize his
situation, we used the formal tools of the Association of Social Initiatives 'Street' by
sending the following letter to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain ---- On behalf of
members, members and supporters of the Association of Social Initiatives 'Street', we turn
to the representative office of the Kingdom of Spain in Poland in connection with the case
of our friend Rodre Lazy. ---- According to our information, he was detained as a
participant on the night from 7 to 8 December 2017 in the center of Zaragoza in the
Tocadiscos bar. The event was a brawl, which resulted in the death of a 55-year-old man -
Victor Lainez. ---- Despite the unclear circumstances of the death of Lainez (one of the
versions says that Rodrego Lanza had to defend against Laineza, who attacked him with a
knife) representatives of many Spanish media manipulate facts and amplify only the version
of events given by friends of the deceased, which clearly determine the wine Lanza ,
condemning him and his family to social ostracism. Our information also shows that Rodrego
Lanza is currently in custody in a cell of close isolation. The accused is hindered by
contact with relatives and attorneys.
The Association expresses its outrage and concern over the situation in which the accused
is not guaranteed a fair trial, the inalienable element of which is the admission of
defense, including the legal assistance of a lawyer. Our concern is also caused by the
situation in which the accused can not count on compliance with the principle praesumptio
boni viri. Under the principle of the presumption of innocence, each person is innocent of
the charges against him until he has been proven guilty.
The Kingdom of Spain, both as a body that ratifies numerous international conventions that
respect human rights and is a member of the European Union, must show particular concern
for observing such elementary rights as the right to a fair and just trial. In view of the
above, we turn to the representatives of the authorities of the Kingdom of Spain in Poland
to convey our concern and outrage the current course of the case of Rodré Lazy. We hope
that the right attention will be given to ensuring that the accused has his basic rights.
http://www.rozbrat.org/dokumenty/miedzynarodowe/4593-list-protestacyjny-w-sprawie-rodrigo-lanzy-wysany-do-ambasady-krolestwa-hiszpanii-w-imieniu-sis-qulicaq
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Message: 7
London Anarchist Communists supported the demonstration on 16th January against the
Elephant and Castle development(see previous blog posts. The demo marched from the
occupied London College of Communications to the Southwark Council building, and was
lively and vocal. A large part of the demonstration then gained access to the building.
---- The bid by the developer Delancey was rejected at the council planning committee with
3 votes in favour, 4 against and 1 abstention. This means a delay for the bid, but as
usually happens a revised bid will probably be put forward. Nevertheless a small victory!
---- Delancey cynically ofered only 3% social rented housing as part of the development
bid compared to the 35% affordable housing, of which 50% must be at social rents, which
they need to build to remain compliant with Southwark council's minimum standards.
We have to remain vigilant and mobilise for Delancey's next move!
https://londonacg.blogspot.co.il/2018/01/the-elephant-in-council-chamber.html
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Message: 8
The cops expected between 200 and 300 people at yesterdays demonstration against the
Turkish military aggression in Afrin (Rojava), but 1000 people joined the demonstration in
Wuppertal, Germany. Among the 4 arrested people on a solidarity with Afrin demo in
Hannover, Germany today were 2 minors. On Saturday there will be similar demo in Cologne.
According to German mainstream media reports, organizers expect 20.000 people. Anarchists
are calling for an anti-authoritarian block on Saturdays demonstration in Cologne.
Anarchists in Afrin, Rojava need financial support for food. They started a fundraiser
(link in the aricle). ---- Activists chanted "Erdogan terrorist!" during yesterdays
demonstration in Wuppertal. Again and again cops filmed protesters with YPG and YPJ flags
but did not arrest people who were waving the flags which are banned in Germany. The
reason the cops filmed people with the banned flags during the demo could be to gather
evidence to arrest people later. The cops were very nervous because they didn't expect the
high number of protesters and this was probably the reason the cops didn't dare to arrest
people with YPG and YPJ flags during the demo.
In Hannover things were different today. Riot cops detained 4 people during a
demonstration in the German city. The demonstration was organized in solidarity with Afrin
and here the cops detained 2 minors, at least one of them (13 years old) was detained
because he had a Kurdish flag (Video in Tweet below).
In Hannover there was also a demo of Turkish nationalists and fascists to "celebrate" the
Turkish military aggression in Rojava. Erdogan's propaganda machine is claiming that the
Turkish army is fighting ISIS (Daesh) in Syria but in reality Turkey is reanimating the
terrorist militia. The Turkish military aggression came after ISIS lost most of the
territories in Irak and Syria which were under their control. The YPG and YPJ were two of
the main militias that fought against ISIS. During the ongoing Turkish attacks, Turkey is
collaborating with jihadists again (Link in tweet below).
The Turkish army is using German tanks for their military aggression against people in
Afrin (Rojava) and the German government is discussing a new major arms deal with the
Turkish government at the moment. Merkel's government also expressed that although the
government is "worried", they "understand" the Turkish military operation. Merkel's
government is once again spreading Erdogan's propaganda. A spokesperson of the German
foreign ministery told reporters today that Tukey has a legitimate "security interest" and
claims that Turkey was attacked again and again from ISIS militias who operate in northern
Syria. A cheap and blunt lie, there are no ISIS militias in Afrin. The Turkish army is
fighting the YPG and YPJ militias that defeated ISIS in Rojava and other regions in Syria
and these facts are also known by the German government.
It's not really surprising. German is cooperating with Turkish state security services for
years now. Many Kurdish and Turkish activists are imprisoned in Germany. Many Kurdish
flags are banned and German cops raided many offices of Kurdish and Turkish opposition
groups in the past years. In Munich cops even raided an apartment last year, because
somebody allegedly posted a Kurdish symbol on Facebook. The Turkish army doesn't only kill
YPG and YPJ fighters but also many civilians were massacred by Erdogan's lackeys in
uniform in the past week and the German government continues to support Erdogan's
murderous policies. Capitalism kills!
On Saturday there will be a huge demo in solidarity with Afrin in Cologne, Germany.
Activists are mobilizing across Germany and according to mainstream media the organizers
expect 20.000 people. City authorities in Cologne have forbidden organizers to hand out
free food and drinks to the protesters on Saturday. The organizers are now going to court
to fight this absurd ban.
Anarchists are calling (Warning Facebook Link) for an anti-authoritarian block at the
demonstration in Cologne. They call all anarchists, libertarian communists, feminists and
antifascists to join the block.
The starting gathering for the demo in solidarity with Afrin will start at January 27,
10:00am on Ebertplatz in Cologne, Germany.
On Wednesday January 31, 2018 there will be a Rojava info event in the autonomous center
in Wuppertal, Germany. Activists of the Kurdish movement that live in Wuppertal will speak
about the situation in Rojava. The info event will start at 08:00pm in the autonomous
center (AZ) in the Markomannenstraße 3 in Wuppertal. You will find more information
(German); here (Warning Facebook Link).
https://www.facebook.com/events/155784201874525/
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Message: 9
Last year during the national elections campaign, Class War Scotland member David McHarg
was arrested twice because of a poster that was displayed on his window. The poster read:
"Fuck off you Tory cunts". ---- The first time the police had visited David McHarg in May
2017. Upon David's absence, the cops demanded that his wife remove the offending poster.
She refused, explaining that the poster is her husband's property and it is not for her to
decide what to do with it. The polce conducted two more visits at David's, during which he
refused to remove the sign, or to give any personal details. Eventually David was arrested
for 'threatening or abusive behaviour' under Section 38, The Criminal Justice and
Licencing (Scotland) Act 2012 and for ‘failure to give details as a witness' under the
Court Section 13-14, The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. However, initially David
wasn't even charged: instead, he was taken to the police station, where he was made to
wait for 9 hours, and was subjected to anal cavity search.
David is a member of Class War Scotland. He says that ‘It was done to humiliate me,
because they were obviously aware of my political standing which is anarchist'.
David's trial took place mid- January at Glasgow Sheriff Court and the case has been
adjourned till June. If David is found guilty, he plans to seek the help of Amnesty
International and to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
David McHarg is invoking his Article 10 right to ‘freedom of expression' under the Human
Rights Act 1998. Article 10 protects the right to hold ones own opinions and to express
them freely ‘without government interference' This includes the right to express your
views in public (for example through public protest and demonstrations) or through
published articles, books, leaflets, television or radio broadcasting works of art, and
the internet and social media.
It isn't the first time the cops interfere with Article 10. Another similar case occurred
in 2010 during the Parliamentary Elections, when officers invaded David Hoffman's home in
East London and insisted on the removal of a poster displayed on his front window showing
the face of David Cameron with the word "WANKER" printed underneath. The civil case took
place in the High Court. David Hoffman claimed that this treatment amounted to an unlawful
interference with his Article 10 right to ‘freedom of expression' under the Human Rights
Act 1998. The Metropolitan Police accepted Hoffman's claim and provided him a letter of
apology.
According to NETPOL (The Network for Police Monitoring), "Powers given to the police to
deal with anti-social behaviour are increasingly being used to gather information on
participants in political protest." In the same article it is also stated that over the
years the police have misconstrued a wide variety of protest activity, including
demonstrations, handing out leaflets and sit-down protests, as ‘anti-social behaviour'.
This operation is constantly used to obtain the names and addresses of those taking part,
and David McHarg is yet another victim of such policy.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/class-war-scotland-member-on-trial-for-displaying-a-poster-on-his-window/
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Message: 10
https://londonacg.blogspot.co.il/2018/01/abolish-universal-credit.html ---- ( A leaflet
from October 1896 for a meeting of London Anarchist Communists to 'bid farewell to Louise
Michel and Pietro Gori on their departure to America on a lecturing tour'. The meeting at
the Club & Institute Union Hall in Holborn also featured the prominent anarchists Errico
Malatesta and Sebastian Faure, as well as Tom Mann one of the leaders of the 1889 dock
strike in London.) ---- Abolish Universal Credit! ---- The May government is bringing in
Universal Credit (UC) by stages. It replaces Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, ESA,
Housing Benefit, Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits. At the moment there are 590,000
people on Universal Credit in England and Wales, with around 50,000 new claims each month.
---- The Tories have been planning this since the 2010 Election and have been slowly
introducing Universal Credit since 2013
Lies
· The Tories say it will encourage more people back to work
· It will be more efficient than previous benefits
· It will improve people's lives and raise their incomes
Facts
· More people back to work?- in minimum wage, zero hour contract or other
unreliable jobs!
· More efficient? You can only apply for Universal Credit online, and only get
messages about UC online. But many don't have the internet at home, and with the closing
of many public libraries with free internet access, many a will be forced to pay to use a
cybercafé. Already, people have to wait six weeks or longer to receive their first UC
payment. This causes hardship to many who have no savings to rely on.
Billions taken from the unemployed, the disabled, the needy
· When fully implemented millions will be worse off. What this is really about is
cutting the Social security
· Housing subsidy will be cut creating more homeless
· Disability elements cut or abolished completely
· Some rates lower than current benefit rates
· Support for child care massively cut
· Easier sanctioning forcing people off UC to live on nothing
· UC will be time-limited
Facts
· Many have already turned to Citizens Advice already- one in ten of those already
claiming UC
· The six weeks already means referrals to food banks, many getting in arrears with
their rent, and evictions. One foodbank has said that its referrals have doubled. Two
south London boroughs have said that half of the claimants there have gone into further
debt as a result.
· "While the Universal Credit will in many cases increase the financial incentive
for one person in couple households to move into some form of employment, incentives for
many second earners will be weakened in comparison to the current situation...This will
particularly affect women as they are more likely to be the second earners in households
and they usually earn less than men and do more informal caring work. Worryingly, the
Government finds ‘that any such risk of decreased work incentives for women in couples is
justified.' ... this could mark the start of a return to a ‘male breadwinner model' in
which men do paid work and women stay at home to look after children and other
dependants." (Women's Budget Group)
The Way Forward
Universal Credit could be the equivalent of the Poll Tax for the May regime. The Thatcher
government's very unpopular Poll Tax resulted in mass non-payment, riots and the eventual
resignation of Thatcher.
This government is weak and fragile and mass resistance could topple it. But we have to
turn the despair at worsening conditions into a positive anger and a determination to
resist. But don't rely on the Labour Party to help. All they can offer is not abolition of
UC but a tinkering with it.
Already the Tories have been forced to climb down over the 55p a minute Universal Credit
helpline charge. As well as that, twelve back bench Tory MPs are worried about a Poll Tax
style scenario and about their seats and asked the Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke
to pause the roll out back in September 2017.
The message has to be NO! We won't pay for your crisis!
London Anarchist Communists
Text of leaflet for Universal Credit this Saturday Jan 27th at 1pm, Trafalgar Square
https://londonacg.blogspot.co.il/2018/01/abolish-universal-credit.html
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