Mar 132022
Next weekend top Conservatives will be present at their Spring Conference in Blackpool, including the Prime Minister. They will try and dominate the domestic news agenda with their narrative. While the media and the Conservatives are in Blackpool, we will attempt to get our own ideas across, ideas which include social justice and fairness – unlike theirs.
The Conservatives haven’t had a conference here since 2007 and it warrants a big turnout to let them know we’re watching. Watching as they trash our NHS, increase food-bank use, give their mates lucrative contracts, fail to deliver on any promises, ignore the refugee crisis, refuse to act on the environment, the cost of living crisis and so much more.
With the price rises and cost of living crisis, disabled people face the devastating impacts of poverty more fiercely than other demographic. Please do all you can to help us in that crucial task. Within 24 hours we and allies locally have turned round the TUC pulling out. We have got things agreed with the police who will be all over that area of Blackpool. We have got a march route organised and adverts and social media material ready. We will have our own stalls and speeches outside their Conference on Friday 18th with a march on Saturday 19th.
Kind regards and best wishes
Wendy Fell
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Trade Union Council
Unite Community Lancashire
If anybody coming to protest at the conference needs somewhere to crash I’ve a spare double room they can stay in.