A fortnight ago over 13,000 people across the UK braved the cold weather to demonstrate against the Bedroom Tax.
The same is planned for this weekend. Over 50 Bedroom Tax protests are set to take place on Saturday 30th March 2013 across the United Kingdom, including Glasgow, London, Leeds, Bristol and Cardiff.
The protests are being spearheaded by think-tank Labour Left, who has worked closely with Anti-cuts movements, GMB, Unison, Unite, TUSC, PSC to join forces against this policy which is estimated to impact upon nearly 2 million people across the country.
“The Bedroom Tax penalises 660,000 households, and a total of nearly 2 million men, women and children are affected. According to the government’s own figures, 63% of those penalised are disabled
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