Making Sense of the Budget 7pm on People’s Assembly social media channels:

Economist Michael Burke in conversation with People’s Assembly National Secretary, Ben Sellers.

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Labour’s first budget in Government was delivered on October the 30th by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. It was considered to be an indicator of how Labour would govern and run the economy.

A lot of the talk pre-budget was about hard choices, in the wake of a series of the cuts to the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners, the continuation of the two-child benefit limit and the rise in bus fares. A lot of the talk post-budget was about tax-and-spend, the end of austerity and tax burdens on employers.

Where does the truth lies? Is it really the end of austerity? Was this a tax-and-spend budget? Did it target the rich, landowners and wealth, or is this a continuation of the Tory policies of shifting the cost of austerity to working class people and those in receipt of benefits. If so, what was the alternative?

We ask Michael Burke, socialist economist, and long-time supporting of the People’s Assembly Against Austerity, for some answers. Join us at 7pm and join the conversation on our channels and by using the hashtag #LaboursBudget

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A decade of Tory austerity has devastated our country and the consequences for the poorest in society have been horrific. Since the Tories took over this country, food bank usage has skyrocketed. In 2010, the Trussell Trust reported that around 60,000 people in the UK had to use foodbanks. By 2019, this had shot up to an astonishing 1.9 million.

Rishi Sunak, in his spending review, casually announced that unemployment is predicted to rise to 7.5% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This means even more families will be plunged into debt and poverty in the coming months.

We want to ensure that everything possible is done to ease the burden that families are facing this Christmas. We can make a huge impact to ensure that children will not be hungry and where their parents are struggling, they will at least be able to enjoy opening a present.

That is why we are launching The People’s Assembly Big Christmas Foodbank Fundraiser. Please give as much as you can afford to ensure that we can have the maximum impact in helping make this Christmas a special time for as many people as possible this year.

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