Four members of Leicester Friends of the Earth joined people from Nottingham and Leicester on a coach to London for the Make Them Pay march. It was organised by an alliance representing millions of workers, citizens and communities across Britain. The movement has three key demands:
- Tax the super-rich
- Protect workers, not billionaires
- Make polluters pay
More than 80 organisations are part of this alliance, ranging from Oxfam to the Fire Brigade Union, Patriotic Millionaires to Global Justice Now.
Climate justice and economic justice go hand-in-hand. For too long, the richest people and most polluting corporations have profited while fuelling the climate crisis – and ordinary people are being left to pay the price as climate impacts become more and more evident in our daily lives.
There were some great speakers in the rally at the end of the march, including Asad Rehman, the new CEO of Friends of the Earth. He pointed out that behind every private jet is a crumbling hospital and behind every rich oil executive is a climate disaster in a country that hasn't benefited from cheap fossil fuels. The problems we are facing are not caused by immigration: that's just the lie they are using to distract us. The problems are caused by greed. The few are screwing over the many and we can't let this continue. It's time to remember who really deserves our anger. It's time to tax the rich.
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