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Stop the fare hikes demo!
Aug. 3rd, 2011 10:40 am
[Apologies for a brief work-related update but some of you might be interested in this. Feel free to skip if you don't care about politics and rail fares...]
STOP THE FARE HIKES!
Demo for fair fares
Date: 16th August 2011
Time: 8.00 – 9.30 AM
Place: across from Waterloo station (corner of York Way and Sutton Walk)
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215376192681321390726.0004a971edffc1c2b0639&msa=0
As part of their austerity cuts, the government is planning to raise fares by 28% by 2015. We want to stop them.
Such massive fare rises will be a disaster for people already struggling with rising costs and frozen wages. People won’t be able to afford to get to work, or will be forced to drive – creating more traffic jams and more carbon emissions. Trains should be an essential public service, not a luxury for the rich.
Join us on the day we’ll find out exactly how high fares will be next January to send a clear message to the government: Affordable public transport is vital – cancel the fare hikes and don’t price us off the train!
We’ll be outside Waterloo station in London with placards, banners, speeches and plenty of outrage. Come by for half an hour on your way to work (any time between 8.00 and 9.30 AM) to pop giant balloons to show that it’s time to burst the bubble on inflation-busting fare hikes. Or make it the start of a summer day out in London. Either way, help us show the government that we won’t take their unfair fare hikes lying down!
More info:
http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/fares-demo
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118200734943414
Brought to you by Campaign for Better Transport, with support from Bring Back British Rail, Climate Rush, RMT and TSSA
STOP THE FARE HIKES!
Demo for fair fares
Date: 16th August 2011
Time: 8.00 – 9.30 AM
Place: across from Waterloo station (corner of York Way and Sutton Walk)
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215376192681321390726.0004a971edffc1c2b0639&msa=0
As part of their austerity cuts, the government is planning to raise fares by 28% by 2015. We want to stop them.
Such massive fare rises will be a disaster for people already struggling with rising costs and frozen wages. People won’t be able to afford to get to work, or will be forced to drive – creating more traffic jams and more carbon emissions. Trains should be an essential public service, not a luxury for the rich.
Join us on the day we’ll find out exactly how high fares will be next January to send a clear message to the government: Affordable public transport is vital – cancel the fare hikes and don’t price us off the train!
We’ll be outside Waterloo station in London with placards, banners, speeches and plenty of outrage. Come by for half an hour on your way to work (any time between 8.00 and 9.30 AM) to pop giant balloons to show that it’s time to burst the bubble on inflation-busting fare hikes. Or make it the start of a summer day out in London. Either way, help us show the government that we won’t take their unfair fare hikes lying down!
More info:
http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/fares-demo
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118200734943414
Brought to you by Campaign for Better Transport, with support from Bring Back British Rail, Climate Rush, RMT and TSSA
