Calls
for Austerity are set to be strongly opposed by a delegation making its way to
Ireland for the upcoming referendum.
A
team organised by MEP’s Nikki Sinclaire, Mike Nattrass and Trevor Colman will
spend a week heavily campaigning in Ireland to support the call for the people
of Ireland to reject further cost cutting exercises to the country.
The
referendum is due to be held on the 31st May, and the people will be
asked to decide whether they want to ratify a new fiscal treaty.
A
large delegation will depart to Ireland on the week beginning 27th
May to distribute literature and campaign on the streets to spread the word of
why a No vote would be beneficial for the country.
Nikki
Sinclaire is no stranger to campaigning in Ireland, as she lent a hand
campaigning for a no vote on the Lisbon Treaty.
After
spending time in the Republic at the start of May, Nikki is confident that a no
vote is what is needed for Ireland.
Nikki
said of the treaty, “Austerity measures are draconian. Slashing public spending
and increasing taxes will not get Ireland’s economy moving again”.
“The
only people who can benefit from his treaty are those who are bondholders or
who are bankers. Austerity does not work, and examples of this are beginning to
show across Europe, for example in Greece. The people who I have spoken to are
worried about the future jobs for young people and those who have very little being
squeezed even further”.
“The
people of Ireland were promised jobs with the Lisbon treaty, yet these jobs
have not appeared. I hope that if the vote is indeed a no, then there is no
further interference to get Ireland to vote in the ‘right’ way”.
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