PROTESTERS against racism, intolerance and austerity were joined by the leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood as they marched through the streets of Aberystwyth last week.

After marching through the centre of the town on Monday, 4 July, protesters were addressed by Leanne Wood AM, who thanked them for caring enough to take action, as well as the leader of the Wales Green Party, Alice Hooker-Stroud.

“Inequality — both globally and locally within the UK, has been on the rise for decades, as wealth is more and more concentrated in the hands of the few, and the vast majority become poorer and poorer,” Ms Hooker-Stroud told fellow protesters.

“This narrative has been building and building — the idea that there is simply ‘not enough to go around’. This is simply not true.

“There is plenty — for each and every one of us in the UK, and for others who wish to live here, but this story has justified the whole austerity project, and has opened up an avenue for fear-mongering, finger-pointing and scape-goating.

“We must not let ourselves be divided and conquered in this way."

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