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Polanski will say that immigration is not the "real threat" to high streets, homes and the NHS - claiming that comes from austerity and an economic system that "rigs the rules" for billionaires.

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She told delegates Plaid's plan for Welsh independence would cost every working age adult £11,000 in tax rises and austerity cuts.

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“How can austerity of this magnitude be imposed on the core academic mission while athletics spending goes unchecked?”

There is also the chance the public sector could balk at cuts that come with Carney's austerity measures.

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In the lead-up to Wednesday's protests, Let's Block Everything urged people to take part in acts of civil disobedience against "austerity, contempt and humiliation".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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