Gscene Magazine Gscene - January 2013 | Page 15

DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON GSCENE 15 15 WWW.GSCENE.COM CAROLS AGAINST THE CUTS M Local campaigning group, Brighton & Hove Women Against The Cuts, entertained passers-by to Christmas carols with a difference outside Hove Town Hall on Saturday, December 15. Gathered round a giant Christmas wish-list, including the repeal of recent NHS legislation (opposed by the British Medical Association and vast majority of health service professional bodies), and the reinstatement of millions of pounds slashed from Brighton & Hove City Council’s budget at a far higher amount per head than in neighbouring areas, the group sang alternative words to familiar tunes to get their powerful festive message across. Supporters and passers-by joined in to sing topical versions of traditional favourites such as Away in a Manger: Away in a Manger, No houses to rent, Our benefits capped, Should we live in a tent, We want a fair system And know this makes sense, No tax breaks for the richest, There is no defence The women are sending Brighton and Hove's Conservative MPs Mike Weatherley and Simon Kirby a Christmas photo-card of the event, along with a special Christmas parcel containing dozens of postcards previously signed at the group’s stalls by local people opposed to the savage cuts. Spokeswoman, Marie Atkinson, said: “Brighton & Hove Women Against The Cuts formed in February 2011 in response to the Coalition Govern