The power of social media to organise protest rapidly and informally is very powerful. As well as obvious examples close to home, we only have to look at what is happening across North Africa and the Middle East.
But it can also spread disinformation and untruths very quickly. Many no doubt start and are passed on innocently and in good faith, but perhaps not with all of them.
So here are some of the urban myths about the March for the Alternative:
We are working hard to make the March for the Alternative as accessible as is practical. The sheer size of the event does present real challenges, not least that large areas of central London are likely to be closed to vehicles or completely congested for most of the day, but we are doing what we can to meet these.
Here’s a new video from PCS, the trade union that represents workers in HM Revenue and Customs. Despite each HMRC Tax Compliance Officer recovering £658,000 of taxes every year, they’re not being spared the deep cuts advocated by the coalition government, with another 13,000 HMRC job losses expected by 2015.
Join PCS and many other tax justice protestors marching with us on 26 March to demand that fairer taxes play a more important part in reducing the deficit.
Some public service workers have asked us if they should wear their uniforms on the march.
We are not planning a dress code. But clearly this is an excellent way for those who wear uniforms as part of their job to remind people of the importance of what they do, and will provide great images for the media.
So if you want to wear your uniform, please feel free to do so. And if you don’t, that’s fine too.
We now know of about 500 coaches coming to the march, with more likely closer to the date. That this many people are on their way is fantastic news for the march, but it creates big problems of logistics.
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