The Labour Assembly Against Austerity is calling for support for 10 urgent measures to tackle the cost of living crisis and to build a better economy and society.
Tag: Energy Crisis
By reversing the fracking ban, Liz Truss turns the clock back on climate policy – Olivia Blake PM
"Reversing the fracking ban will not even lower our energy bills or increase our energy security, as Truss and her cheerleaders in the Net Zero Scrutiny group suggest."
Truss’ proposals not nearly enough to tackle skyrocketing energy bills – Beth Winter MP
"Truss says that profit is not a dirty word, but we should be clear that the cost-of-living crisis is being driven by the profiteering of energy companies" - Beth Winter calls for concrete action.
We need to really go after oil and gas profits to drive down energy bills – Richard Burgon MP
"Either we let firms make huge profits on the back of soaring energy bills for millions. Or we act and put the needs of people ahead of the energy giants" - Richard Burgon and 30,000 others call for the Windfall Tax to be raised to address the crisis.
Parliament should be recalled to prevent another rise in energy bills – Jon Trickett MP
"We need action now but the Conservative Government refuses to introduce emergency economic measures." - Jon Trickett calls for parliament to be recalled to address rising energy bills.
Stop the energy rip-off, public ownership now!
“The energy giants’ profiteering has been enabled by decades of Thatcherite neoliberal economics rooted at the heart of the British government.”
The Tories created a charter for privatised highway robbery. Labour must end it – Diane Abbott exclusive
"This is a comprehensive crisis driven by government policy... It is successive Tory-led governments who created a rigged system, a charter for privatised highway robbery."
Energy is a basic necessity, not a profiteering opportunity for the super-rich – Jon Trickett MP
Jon Trickett MP tackles the corporate greed of the energy crisis; and the fight to bring down costs and tackle the climate crisis through public ownership.
A unified call for change – the left mobilises ahead of the TUC’s “We Demand Better” demo
“This crisis is the product of political choices - it’s time to fight back and say enough is enough”- the left came together ahead of the TUC cost of living demonstration this Saturday.
Bringing the left together to say enough is enough!
June 8th will see a major rally bringing together forces across the left ahead of the TUC "We Demand Better" demonstration.