Today's People's Assembly demonstration in London was as angry as it was massive. The tens of thousands who filled the streets and Trafalgar Square came from all over the country, and they weren't happy with the Tories.
Two coachloads went from Derby. On the coaches on the way back a lot of the talk was of the large size of the demonstration but also the way that the mood was inspiring. Thousands of people will have returned home tonight knowing that they are not alone in their anger at the injustices of this government. What is needed is action to harness that anger and energy.
There was a large union presence on the demonstration. Junior Doctors are engaged in the fight of their lives to save the NHS, and teachers are about to join the fray. Organisations like the People's Assembly have the potential to engage a new layer of activists in supporting these struggles. Let's make it happen! Talk to your workmates, work with the People's Assembly, have a union meeting about solidarity action. In short: be a socialist!
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