A protest against the soaring cost of living will take place in Glasgow's city centre next month as the price of gas, electricity and food soars.
This week, energy regulator Ofgem announced a dramatic rise in the energy price cap by 54% to £1,971 a year from this April in the UK - meaning that energy companies can now households across the UK around £2,000 a year for their gas and electricity use.
People's Assembly, alongside DPAC and Fuel Poverty Action have announced protests across the UK on Saturday 12 February - with Glasgow's taking place at 1pm on the day.
Unite the Union wrote on their website of the organised protests: "We are facing a cost of living crisis. Inflation has already reached 7.5% (RPI, or 5.4% CPI). Wages are not keeping up.
"The Triple Lock for pensions has been broken and Universal Credit cut. Ofgem will announce the next increase to fuel bills on 7 February, which will further add to this crisis.
"Additionally, in April we face an increase to National Insurance at the same time as a further hike in fuel bills. We can already see how some will try to spin the cost of living crisis to serve their agendas.
"They want to use it to justify cuts to public services and the scrapping of environmental measures. And they will no doubt try to blame workers who try to defend their living standards. "
