"Tens of thousands" of struggling Brits have signed up to a campaign in an attempt to alleviate the pressures of the cost of living crisis. A coalition of organisers, including MPs and trade union leaders, has promoted the new Enough is Enough campaign on its launch on Monday, August 8, causing a stir on social media.
Interest in the proposals from prominent figures representing British workers briefly crashed its website as people look for hope in the UK's bleak financial landscape. The people involved are advocating for a range of changes to be made, including a real pay rise and slashing energy bills, which will act as support for those trying to cope with the crisis.
What is the Enough is Enough campaign?
The Enough is Enough campaign was launched by a group of MPs, trade union leaders and community organisations. In a promotional video, a selection of figures, including Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union chief Mick Lynch, Labour MP Zarah Sultana and ordinary workers clubbed together to demand higher working standards in Britain.
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They said people should club together and say "enough is enough" in response to the escalating cost-of-living crisis. In the video, Ms Sultana, the MP for Coventry South, outlined the movement's five tenets.
She said the group would advocate for:
- A real pay rise
- Slashing energy bills
- Ending food poverty
- Decent homes for all
- Taxing the rich and big businesses
Ms Sultana added that the current crisis is the "biggest attack on living standards since records began" as wages depreciate and bills increase. In a post to Twitter, the organisation said: "Wage rises for posties, firefighters, cleaners, nurses, rail workers and teachers.
"Or higher profits, dividends and salaries for corporations and executives. That’s the fight – and we have to win it."
The group plans to organise rallies, mobilise community groups and stand together on picket lines to achieve its goals. The message has instantly resonated with tens of thousands of Brits who attempted to sign up on Monday afternoon, August 9.
The site crashed under a significant load of traffic, and Enough is Enough said 75,000 people signed up on Monday alone. Organisers have provided a vital outlet for Brits to express their distaste for the Government's record on living costs as experts predict the crisis will only worsen.
Rising interest rates, inflation and out-of-control energy prices have convinced analysts the worst will come by winter. Rachelle Earwarker, senior economist at The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said that, without support, the "number of households in arrears" would increase.
She added they would have to take on more debt to "try and pay their essential bills", and the number without essentials would rise "dramatically". Boris Johnson has ruled out further assistance for Britons this summer, with no significant tax or spending initiatives due before he leaves office in September.
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