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The lie of austerity - Francesca Martinez at the People's Assembly

Speaking at the People's Assembly on Saturday, comedian and disability activist Francesca Martinez delivers a powerful indictment of "corporate welfare for the rich and neo-capitalism for the rest of us".

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24 June 2013

 

 

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