Events

Stop the fares hikes! Demo for fair fares SE1

Location: UK » London » SE

When: Tuesday 16 August 2011, 8:00am

Where: across from Waterloo station (corner of York Way and Sutton Walk), London SE1 7ND

As part of their austerity cuts, the government is planning to raise fares by 28% by 2015. We want to stop them.

Such massive fare rises will be a disaster for people already struggling with rising costs and frozen wages. People won’t be able to afford to get to work, or will be forced to drive – creating more traffic jams and more carbon emissions. Trains should be an essential public service, not a luxury for the rich.

Join us on the day we’ll find out exactly how high fares will be next January to send a clear message to the government: Affordable public transport is vital – cancel the fare hikes and don’t price us off the train!

We’ll be outside Waterloo station in London with placards, banners, speeches and plenty of outrage. Come by for half an hour on your way to work (any time between 8.00 and 9.30 AM) to pop giant balloons to show that it’s time to burst the bubble on inflation-busting fare hikes. Or make it the start of a summer day out in London. Either way, help us show the government that we won’t take their unfair fare hikes lying down!

More info including map of meeting point: http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/fares-demo

Please sign the online petition: http://www.fairfaresnow.org.uk/petition

Brought to you by Campaign for Better Transport, with support from Bring Back British Rail, Climate Rush, RMT, Together for Transport and TSSA