UK austerity measures hit middle-class: Analyist

British Labour MP Michael Meacher has slammed Prime Minister David Cameron's new welfare crackdown, depriving hundreds of thousands of young people of their housing benefits and forcing them to live with their parents.

Moreover, the Independent reported that in an upcoming speech on welfare, Cameron is to announce measures such as abolishing most of the £1.8 billion in housing benefits paid to 380,000 individuals under the age of 25 and forcing a hard core of unemployed to do community work after two years or lose all their benefits.

This comes as former British Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws says the government should cut even further into public spending despite the already huge pressure the austerity measures have inflicted on the people.

Press TV has interviewed Zita Holbourne, Black Activists Rising Against Cuts, from London, to further discuss the issue.

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[DDeanzy]

Try Brian Gerish, Bill Maloney or Patrick Lynch for some decent UK actvism. Also take a look at some of the Chemtrail Info days that are uploaded on my channel and you will see people caring enough to put there words into actions.

[thegroove2000]

cheers for the reply.

[thegroove2000]

I am talking about the majority. Actions speak louder than words so let see eh?

[mytime103]

Yes the IMF keeps saying the countries need to get closer tighter.I guess it means have one bank with all the money.And that way we can sort out all thats wrong.(We will loan you the money at mass interest) The men at the g20 are out to get every penny and piece of land they can.

[seekingjustthefacts]

This is how they will get them into the Concentration Camps. They are doing the same here in the U.S. Whatever laws the UK passes rest assure they will also be passed in the U.S. That G-20 criminal banskers meeting just past. Expect more cuts, more unemployment and more suffering, and they scramble to bail out the banls across the world.

[streetmuggedbypolice]

Sadly probably largely true. You must remember it is very easy to get arrested in the UK for the most trivial of activities with all the hassle and inconvenience that that entails and things look set to get worse-imo.

[streetmuggedbypolice]

Plus they are making squatting of empty properties by homeless people a criminal offense! Expect a big increase in the tramp or/and prison populaton.

[DDeanzy]

Rash generalisation of a nation. There are people in the UK who do care. I personally believe the UK has far more controls than anywhere, just look at the CCTV everywhere, its harder to break out from, Please don't generalise a nation of people on one character type.

[thegroove2000]

The slaves of the UK deserve it. They don't have the balls or courage to stand up to the UK CORPORATION and then puppet Politicians. Just look at the Chem spraying on a daily basis and no body seems to care. They are consumer mind controlled slaves who only know to work shop watch TV and talk shit at work about football or x factor etc.

[order9066]

The BBC should sack TopGear and all the staff. That would free up some cash for poor brits.