SOS Reading Roundup
On Tuesday night, we made solid ground toward what would be our first major victory, persuading Reading Borough Council to reintroduce the... [More...]
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SOS Reading Roundup
On Tuesday night, we made solid ground toward what would be our first major victory, persuading Reading Borough Council to reintroduce the concessionary bus fares scrapped by the ConDem administration.
As SOS Secretary Kat Dixon presented our petition on the subject, Councillor Tony Page promised that the council will be reintroducing these fares for disabled people. Great News!
Reading Save Our Services secure partial victory with petition urging a change to Council policy
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Reading Save Our Services secure partial victory with petition urging a change to Council policy
On Tuesday 28th June, Reading SOS [1] presented a petition [2] at the full Council meeting requesting that the decision to restrict the use of concessionary bus passes for disabled and elderly people be overturned. This action has resulted in a partial victory for the campaign
UK Uncut protest at Barclays and HSBC
UK Uncut protest at Barclays and HSBC about cuts to the NHS
On Saturday May 28th May, activists from UK Uncut and SOS Reading protested outside Barclays bank and HSBC in Broad Street in protest against proposed NHS cuts.
At just after midday about 20 people from UK Uncut and SOS Reading marched down Broad Street and occupied Barclays bank for about an hour and a half. Then they moved down to HSBC and occupied that bank for another half hour. This was part of a national day of protest organised by the campaigning group UK Uncut and there were simultaneous protests in at least 35 other cities and towns around the country. The protesters were occupying high street banks to highlight alternatives to NHS cuts, including making banks pay for their ongoing public subsidy of up to £100bn a year. [1][2][3]
Emergency Action - Save the NHS
Over the next 2 weeks people across the country will be taking action to save the NHS.
// In London, thousands will march on 17/05/11
// In London, thousands will march on 17/05/11
Join the event here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=204132966274030
// In Reading (and other towns) SOS & UK Uncut activists will don medical fancy dress and march on a highstreet bank, aiming to occupy it, on 28/05/11.
Join the event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129053100506421
// In Reading (and other towns) SOS & UK Uncut activists will don medical fancy dress and march on a highstreet bank, aiming to occupy it, on 28/05/11.
Join the event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129053100506421
This is a fight, this is an emergency and we will not take it lying down. There will be a planning meeting most likely on University of Reading campus next Saturday 21st in order to democratically discuss a plan of action and to organise as much support as possible. For obvious reasons the location of the action will be kept secret until much closer to the day.
The head guy 'reviewing' the Lansley Health (Privatisation) Proposals has slammed them yesterday, saying they are 'unworkable' and will 'destroy' key sections of the NHS....
WE ARE WINNING - LETS KILL THE BILL! SAVE THE NHS!
NHS Reforms
Over the last couple of months, it has become clear that the government’s proposed changes to the NHS have some very real and some very large problems within it. From the Royal College of Nursing passing a vote of no confidence in Andrew Lansley, to the Lib Dem’s voting against the reforms at their Spring Conference, to the government itself ‘pausing’ to conduct a ‘listening exercise’ and to discuss the bill, it is clear that the bill is opposed by a wide section of the population.
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