Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
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Cost of Living Crisis: Enough is Enough Campaign
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LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Good to know some subtext, although no less depressing tbh.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Really?
In the beginning there was nothing which exploded. It's got a bit more complicated since then.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
I think the short answer would be "it seems like not much is going on, unfortunately".
Longer answer is: rather than getting on board with Enough is Enough, Unite seem to have decided to do their own half-arsed campaign instead for no good reason. Is that enough explanation?
But the question of what "Enough is Enough " is remains.
gawkrodger
Well-Known Member
Brum launch this Friday
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
How?
Jeff Robinson
Marxist-Lentilist: Jackboots and Jackfruit
Incredible seeing the size of these rallies up and down the country. The cost of living crisis, coupled with the Thatcherite insanity of the barbarian Truss clique, are generating hatred, anger and resistance on a scale not seen for decades. May it keep growing!
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Don't think Unison nationally have said anything about Enough is Enough, but I did get an email today with the subject line "You need to act urgently"... asking me to tweet at Liz Truss. If that doesn't sort the cost of living crisis out, I don't know what will.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Birmingham launch of EiE on Friday. Hopefully I won’t be expelled by my union for attending.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Fucking embarrassing. When members, rightly, ignore the email what then? Send two tweets?
magneze
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LDC
On est tous des pangolins
I was at the Leeds one on Tuesday. Lots of people. Lots of speakers (Labour MPs among them, fucking puke) all saying the same thing basically; it's not fair, we're angry and we've had enough! Their demands are the most mild of reforms. But also no hint or idea of what more to do rather than say support the pickets and join a union. It could have been any other left initiative of the last 30 years tbh, maybe slightly more energy, but not even sure about that. The left is great at demos and rallies etc. Hard work to do more than that (especially when you don't know what to do beyond that), and then the almost inevitable drift to just support/vote for the left wing of Labour. At best I think they're catastrophically stuck in a ideological rut, at worst I think they think are sometimes actively sabotaging anything they see outside that and that they'll happily wreck more radical activity. I bet it's going to drag a load of people in for some short term picket support and joining Acorn/a union, and then burn out amid calls for a new Party or something.
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
Do they have a plan yet?
For supporting strike action and building confidence as well defining what victory looks like.
Truss is tin eared. She won't back down and the media will be behind her. We can't afford to lose. Dont' want a labour party rabbit hole
For supporting strike action and building confidence as well defining what victory looks like.
Truss is tin eared. She won't back down and the media will be behind her. We can't afford to lose. Dont' want a labour party rabbit hole
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
So far it's been rallies listening to Labour MPs with Lynch/Dempsey and a token local campaign speaker from what I can see. Then protests in big cities on 1st October. Nothing about all these community groups etc they mentioned at first yet.
Honestly want to be hopeful, but just looks shit at best or actively problematic at worst to me so far tbh. More than happy to be proved wrong though. Will suspend full ultra-left cynical scorn for the moment.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
If had been titled Songs of Praise from Luton, I'd have believed it.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Are they doing an event down your way ?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Apparently not; Holy Trinity at Long Melford next and then 900 Years of Carlisle Cathedral.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
So far it's been rallies listening to Labour MPs with Lynch/Dempsey and a token local campaign speaker from what I can see. Then protests in big cities on 1st October. Nothing about all these community groups etc they mentioned at first yet.
Honestly want to be hopeful, but just looks shit at best or actively problematic at worst to me so far tbh. More than happy to be proved wrong though. Will suspend full ultra-left cynical scorn for the moment.
The 1st October is also a day of coordinated strike action, which is pretty significant LDC.
Given the attitude of other unions - ranging from apathy to sectarianism - unforeseen delays and the length of time it’s been going what do posters think EiE should have done so far that it hasn’t?
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Agree the 1st strike action is great, but that was happening anyway, the EiE stuff is different, although with connections for sure. Just off to work, will write more about it over weekend. But partly only about what they're doing - it's partly about what they're saying and how they're acting towards things they don't control.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
It could act to facilitate and publicise all dissent rather than try to reserve to itself the decision making about what dissent happens and when?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
What would that look like in practice? Can you give some examples?
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