FUEL poverty campaigners have called for a national day of action following the “disappointing” government response to the energy crisis in the Autumn Budget this week.
Groups and charities uniting for the Warm This Winter campaign said today that they are urging communities to gather on December 3 at events across the country to show support for the solutions to the energy crisis that are being ignored by the government.
The day of action will bring together people from across the poverty movement, health and disability campaigners, housing activists, environmental campaigners as well as those struggling to pay their energy bills.
In London and Stoke-on-Trent, larger-scale events will include a rally in the capital’s Parliament Square and a public meeting at Stoke’s historic Fenton Town Hall — a venue close to streets with some of the highest levels of fuel poverty in the country.
On the day, leading campaign group Fuel Poverty Action will be sparking a series of “warm-ups” across the country where people who cannot afford to heat their own homes will go into public buildings and keep warm collectively there.
Tessa Khan from Uplift, a group organising the day of action, said: “People only need to look at their bills to know that the UK’s energy system is broken.
“This day of action is to give a voice to those who want change from this government.
“Instead of spending billions of our money subsidising gas fields and expensive gas imports, which will guarantee bills stay high for years, people want sensible, practical solutions to permanently lower our energy costs.”
End Fuel Poverty Coalition co-ordinator Simon Francis said the day of action was a “final chance for the government to take notice of the problems caused by living in cold damp homes and pledge to do all it can to end fuel poverty once and for all.”
Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Sana Yusuf said: “The government has had all year to come up with solutions to help people facing extortionate living costs, yet its financial support scheme is not nearly enough to stop millions going cold this winter.”
People can find an event near them on the Warm This Winter website.
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FUEL poverty campaigners have called for a national day of action following the “disappointing” government response to the energy crisis in the Autumn Budget this week.
Groups and charities uniting for the Warm This Winter campaign said today that they are urging communities to gather on December 3 at events across the country to show support for the solutions to the energy crisis that are being ignored by the government.
The day of action will bring together people from across the poverty movement, health and disability campaigners, housing activists, environmental campaigners as well as those struggling to pay their energy bills.
In London and Stoke-on-Trent, larger-scale events will include a rally in the capital’s Parliament Square and a public meeting at Stoke’s historic Fenton Town Hall — a venue close to streets with some of the highest levels of fuel poverty in the country.
On the day, leading campaign group Fuel Poverty Action will be sparking a series of “warm-ups” across the country where people who cannot afford to heat their own homes will go into public buildings and keep warm collectively there.
Tessa Khan from Uplift, a group organising the day of action, said: “People only need to look at their bills to know that the UK’s energy system is broken.
“This day of action is to give a voice to those who want change from this government.
“Instead of spending billions of our money subsidising gas fields and expensive gas imports, which will guarantee bills stay high for years, people want sensible, practical solutions to permanently lower our energy costs.”
End Fuel Poverty Coalition co-ordinator Simon Francis said the day of action was a “final chance for the government to take notice of the problems caused by living in cold damp homes and pledge to do all it can to end fuel poverty once and for all.”
Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Sana Yusuf said: “The government has had all year to come up with solutions to help people facing extortionate living costs, yet its financial support scheme is not nearly enough to stop millions going cold this winter.”
People can find an event near them on the Warm This Winter website.
https://www.warmthiswinter.org.uk/day-of-action
I wonder how many of the “when will we stand up” posse will be there?