The Trade Union and Socialist Coalition are standing four candidates in Carlisle under the name of ‘Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts’.
Castle – Joanne Beattie
As a working single mam from Caldewgate I’m worried about the rising cost of living cutting our real income, while the bankers give themselves obscene bonuses.
Workers and young people facing the nightmare of unemployment are told to become “entrepreneurs” otherwise its all their own fault. Well I am “self-employed”, but a lot of private sector work is also threatened by public sector cuts, as I see on sites all around Carlisle.
Now they’re cutting working and child tax credits while nursery costs rise, making it harder for working families. Even worse, they are robbing the youth of a future, cutting EMA, job schemes and making it impossible for working class kids to study.
Currock – Brent Kennedy
Denton Holme – Amanda Jefferies
Cameron says, “we’re all in this together.” Rubbish! There is a clear divide between working class and young people on the one hand and those fat cats on the other, none of whom will be worrying if they are going to eat next month because their rent is due.
As a student I’m directly affected by the coalition cuts, with job prospects after graduation becoming far less likely by the day. Working with TUSC has made me confident that an alternative is possible.
I helped organise the fight by young people in Carlisle for EMA, against education cuts and fee increases which will stop working class kids going to university. Now it’s time for everyone to get together and organise against ALL cuts to our jobs and living standards. None of the politicians will! We have the power if we fight together.
Upperby – Daniel Thorburn
The politicians are destroying our future. They have axed schemes to find work and training for unemployed school leavers when youth unemployment is 20%. Now they want to farm us out to cowboy firms to work for NO pay, undermining the jobs and wages of adult workers too. Its just divide and rule. But the only division which matters isn’t between young and old, gender or race, its between the millionaires and the rest of us.
Higher education fees will just prevent many working class people going to university. Labour shouldn’t have introduced them in the first place. The government has even taken away the Education Maintenance Allowance, which helps 16-19 year-olds to study. We demand that the County Council continues to pay EMA, but the Tory-Labour coalition aren’t prepared to help us. Let’s punish them on election day!
There is more info about TUSC candidates elsewhere in the country here.
