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Q&As: Beyond resistance - building People's Assemblies

Government’s plans for savage cuts in spending arising out of the crisis of global capitalism will devastate jobs, services, pensions and living standards. In response we should build People’s Assembies that are independent of the state. Assemblies should go beyond resistance and struggle for a democratic society based on co-operation and self-determination instead of profit and corporate power.

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