Glasgow: Power to the People
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ON FRIDAY August 12, Glasgow’s Power to the People launched its campaign against fuel poverty with a mass protest outside the headquarters of Scottish Power in the city centre.
Hundreds gathered to send a clear message to both politicians and the super rich in Britain: ordinary families will no longer pay for these endless crises of capitalism.
Power to the People have set out three clear demands: freeze prices not people, lose the late fees, and scrap prepayment meters.
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