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Thousands of protesters gathered outside Kings Cross Station during the 'Enough is Enough' Rally, on October 01, 2022 in London, England. People are protesting their anger at the cost of living crisis at rallies across the nation. Their demands are 1. A real pay rise, 2. Slash energy bills, 3. End food poverty, 4. Decent homes for all and 5. Tax the rich. (Photo by Kate Green/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
'Enough is Enough': Hundreds of Thousands March Across the UK
'As wages fall while profits soar, our message is clear... We are here to win.'
Oct 01, 2022
Hundreds of thousands people marched and rallied Saturday in over 50 towns and cities across the UK on a National Day of Action protesting the cost of living crisis in the largest wave of simultaneous protests seen in Britain for many years.
The organizers of the 'Enough is Enough' campaign lists their five demands as:
- A real pay rise
- Slash energy bills
- End food poverty
- Decent homes for all
- Tax the rich
"The people need to be out in the streets and demanding change from this government, and if necessary, a change of government entirely," said Mick Lynch, general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT), in a TV interview Friday, as he noted that top executives in the rail industry are expected to gain up to PS60,000 ($67,000) from the "mini-budget" introduced by the Conservative government last week.
At King's Cross rail station in central London, activists supported striking rail workers by rallying outside.
MP Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, spoke to the large crowd in London denouncing the new government's plans to cut taxes for the richest and benefits for the poorest.
"Our strength is our organization, our strength is our unity," Corbyn said. "So let's stand up for what we believe in."
\u201cUp and down the country, workers and communities are fighting back against greed, inequality and exploitation. \n\nAs wages fall while profits soar, our message is clear. We are not here to manage. We are not here to broker. \n\nWe are here to win.\u201d— Jeremy Corbyn (@Jeremy Corbyn) 1664626138
Don't Pay, a campaign to encourage people to not pay their energy bills, also joined Saturday's rallies.
\u201c\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 People across the country are burning their utility bills today, in protest against the 1 October energy price rise. \n\nFrom Brighton to Sheffield, Don\u2019t Pay campaigners are fighting back against the cost of living crisis. \ud83e\uddfe\ud83e\uddfe\u201d— Novara Media (@Novara Media) 1664639909
\u201cMassive crowds attend rally in Liverpool. None of it covered on BBC and msm. London and Manchester all saw huge attendances as part of #EnoughlsEnough movement. #bbcaq #r4today\u201d— Steve Harlie (@Steve Harlie) 1662147340
Glasgow
\u201cStill going strong in Glasgow #EnoughisEnough\u201d— Bryan Simpson (@Bryan Simpson) 1664627319
Nottingham
Sheffield
\u201cHuge turnout in Sheffield #EnoughIsEnough\u201d— RotherhamTUC (@RotherhamTUC) 1664621756
Liverpool
\u201cFantastic turnout in Liverpool today for the #EnoughIsEnough meeting. Proud to speak up for working class people, trade unions and our collective fight for fair pay, ending food poverty, affordable energy, decent homes & taxing the 1% to pay for it. \n#UnityIsStrength\u201d— lan Byrne MP (@lan Byrne MP) 1664645587
Birmingam
\u201c#enoughisenough #birmingham \n\n\u2018It\u2019s not a cost of living crisis, it\u2019s state-inflicted poverty\u2019\u201d— Eiri Ohtani (@Eiri Ohtani) 1664645537
Norwich
\u201cNorwich enough is enough, right now \u270a\u201d— Salty Mick (@Salty Mick) 1664619235
Manchester
\u201cPiccadilly Gardens absolutely heaving for #EnoughIsEnough protest in Manchester\u201d— Josh Davies (@Josh Davies) 1664624758
Newcastle
\u201cTurned into a full-on march of 1000s here in Newcastle all chanting #EnoughIsEnough! @eiecampaign\u201d— Jack Lowe (@Jack Lowe) 1664629090
Cardiff
\u201c\ud83e\udd2fcan\u2019t see the back, can\u2019t see the front! This a is seriously huge march! @YesCymru @AUOBCymru @Plaid_Cymru \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\u201d— Carrie Harper \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@Carrie Harper \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f) 1664626173
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Hundreds of thousands people marched and rallied Saturday in over 50 towns and cities across the UK on a National Day of Action protesting the cost of living crisis in the largest wave of simultaneous protests seen in Britain for many years.
The organizers of the 'Enough is Enough' campaign lists their five demands as:
- A real pay rise
- Slash energy bills
- End food poverty
- Decent homes for all
- Tax the rich
"The people need to be out in the streets and demanding change from this government, and if necessary, a change of government entirely," said Mick Lynch, general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT), in a TV interview Friday, as he noted that top executives in the rail industry are expected to gain up to PS60,000 ($67,000) from the "mini-budget" introduced by the Conservative government last week.
At King's Cross rail station in central London, activists supported striking rail workers by rallying outside.
MP Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, spoke to the large crowd in London denouncing the new government's plans to cut taxes for the richest and benefits for the poorest.
"Our strength is our organization, our strength is our unity," Corbyn said. "So let's stand up for what we believe in."
\u201cUp and down the country, workers and communities are fighting back against greed, inequality and exploitation. \n\nAs wages fall while profits soar, our message is clear. We are not here to manage. We are not here to broker. \n\nWe are here to win.\u201d— Jeremy Corbyn (@Jeremy Corbyn) 1664626138
Don't Pay, a campaign to encourage people to not pay their energy bills, also joined Saturday's rallies.
\u201c\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 People across the country are burning their utility bills today, in protest against the 1 October energy price rise. \n\nFrom Brighton to Sheffield, Don\u2019t Pay campaigners are fighting back against the cost of living crisis. \ud83e\uddfe\ud83e\uddfe\u201d— Novara Media (@Novara Media) 1664639909
\u201cMassive crowds attend rally in Liverpool. None of it covered on BBC and msm. London and Manchester all saw huge attendances as part of #EnoughlsEnough movement. #bbcaq #r4today\u201d— Steve Harlie (@Steve Harlie) 1662147340
Glasgow
\u201cStill going strong in Glasgow #EnoughisEnough\u201d— Bryan Simpson (@Bryan Simpson) 1664627319
Nottingham
Sheffield
\u201cHuge turnout in Sheffield #EnoughIsEnough\u201d— RotherhamTUC (@RotherhamTUC) 1664621756
Liverpool
\u201cFantastic turnout in Liverpool today for the #EnoughIsEnough meeting. Proud to speak up for working class people, trade unions and our collective fight for fair pay, ending food poverty, affordable energy, decent homes & taxing the 1% to pay for it. \n#UnityIsStrength\u201d— lan Byrne MP (@lan Byrne MP) 1664645587
Birmingam
\u201c#enoughisenough #birmingham \n\n\u2018It\u2019s not a cost of living crisis, it\u2019s state-inflicted poverty\u2019\u201d— Eiri Ohtani (@Eiri Ohtani) 1664645537
Norwich
\u201cNorwich enough is enough, right now \u270a\u201d— Salty Mick (@Salty Mick) 1664619235
Manchester
\u201cPiccadilly Gardens absolutely heaving for #EnoughIsEnough protest in Manchester\u201d— Josh Davies (@Josh Davies) 1664624758
Newcastle
\u201cTurned into a full-on march of 1000s here in Newcastle all chanting #EnoughIsEnough! @eiecampaign\u201d— Jack Lowe (@Jack Lowe) 1664629090
Cardiff
\u201c\ud83e\udd2fcan\u2019t see the back, can\u2019t see the front! This a is seriously huge march! @YesCymru @AUOBCymru @Plaid_Cymru \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\u201d— Carrie Harper \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@Carrie Harper \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f) 1664626173
Hundreds of thousands people marched and rallied Saturday in over 50 towns and cities across the UK on a National Day of Action protesting the cost of living crisis in the largest wave of simultaneous protests seen in Britain for many years.
The organizers of the 'Enough is Enough' campaign lists their five demands as:
- A real pay rise
- Slash energy bills
- End food poverty
- Decent homes for all
- Tax the rich
"The people need to be out in the streets and demanding change from this government, and if necessary, a change of government entirely," said Mick Lynch, general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT), in a TV interview Friday, as he noted that top executives in the rail industry are expected to gain up to PS60,000 ($67,000) from the "mini-budget" introduced by the Conservative government last week.
At King's Cross rail station in central London, activists supported striking rail workers by rallying outside.
MP Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, spoke to the large crowd in London denouncing the new government's plans to cut taxes for the richest and benefits for the poorest.
"Our strength is our organization, our strength is our unity," Corbyn said. "So let's stand up for what we believe in."
\u201cUp and down the country, workers and communities are fighting back against greed, inequality and exploitation. \n\nAs wages fall while profits soar, our message is clear. We are not here to manage. We are not here to broker. \n\nWe are here to win.\u201d— Jeremy Corbyn (@Jeremy Corbyn) 1664626138
Don't Pay, a campaign to encourage people to not pay their energy bills, also joined Saturday's rallies.
\u201c\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 People across the country are burning their utility bills today, in protest against the 1 October energy price rise. \n\nFrom Brighton to Sheffield, Don\u2019t Pay campaigners are fighting back against the cost of living crisis. \ud83e\uddfe\ud83e\uddfe\u201d— Novara Media (@Novara Media) 1664639909
\u201cMassive crowds attend rally in Liverpool. None of it covered on BBC and msm. London and Manchester all saw huge attendances as part of #EnoughlsEnough movement. #bbcaq #r4today\u201d— Steve Harlie (@Steve Harlie) 1662147340
Glasgow
\u201cStill going strong in Glasgow #EnoughisEnough\u201d— Bryan Simpson (@Bryan Simpson) 1664627319
Nottingham
Sheffield
\u201cHuge turnout in Sheffield #EnoughIsEnough\u201d— RotherhamTUC (@RotherhamTUC) 1664621756
Liverpool
\u201cFantastic turnout in Liverpool today for the #EnoughIsEnough meeting. Proud to speak up for working class people, trade unions and our collective fight for fair pay, ending food poverty, affordable energy, decent homes & taxing the 1% to pay for it. \n#UnityIsStrength\u201d— lan Byrne MP (@lan Byrne MP) 1664645587
Birmingam
\u201c#enoughisenough #birmingham \n\n\u2018It\u2019s not a cost of living crisis, it\u2019s state-inflicted poverty\u2019\u201d— Eiri Ohtani (@Eiri Ohtani) 1664645537
Norwich
\u201cNorwich enough is enough, right now \u270a\u201d— Salty Mick (@Salty Mick) 1664619235
Manchester
\u201cPiccadilly Gardens absolutely heaving for #EnoughIsEnough protest in Manchester\u201d— Josh Davies (@Josh Davies) 1664624758
Newcastle
\u201cTurned into a full-on march of 1000s here in Newcastle all chanting #EnoughIsEnough! @eiecampaign\u201d— Jack Lowe (@Jack Lowe) 1664629090
Cardiff
\u201c\ud83e\udd2fcan\u2019t see the back, can\u2019t see the front! This a is seriously huge march! @YesCymru @AUOBCymru @Plaid_Cymru \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\u201d— Carrie Harper \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@Carrie Harper \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f) 1664626173
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