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General view of No 10 North signage as Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North, located in Heron House, central Manchester. Mr Burnham has said No 10 North is ‘not a gimmick,’ with civil servants already workin
ACTIVISTS hoisted pink and yellow flags in Manchester and Exeter on Saturday demanding Prime Minister Andy Burnham tax the rich.
Take Back Power supporters placed reimagined Union Jacks on lamp-posts and barriers including at No 10 North in Manchester’s Heron House.
The non-violent civil resistance group called on the government to establish a permanent citizen-led assembly, the house of the people, with the power to tax extreme wealth.
Sam Burgess, a student from Lancaster who took part in the action in Manchester, said: “Everyone deserves to live in a community where they feel safe and welcome. But while the obscenely rich hoard our country’s wealth, ordinary people are suffering.
“I’m graduating from university this year into a broken society. I can’t see how I can use my degree to do good while living and working in a system that is dedicated to making the super-rich richer and screwing over ordinary people.”
