Northampton people swamped by debt

Northampton’s Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed that it is considering hiring a doorman to control the crowds of people trying to gain access to its debt advice services each day, and that the ratio of people who call for help to those who actually get through is only 2.5 to one.

As the cost of living continues to rise and decent jobs are replaced with casualised, agency work more and more local people are finding themselves unable to cope with the demands of grasping banks, landlords and loan sharks.

What is needed is a collective response to improve our living standards and take on such parasites. History has shown that the ruling class and their bailiffs and debt collectors can be defeated, as they were when they tried to impose the poll tax. The tactics used against them then could still work today if we organise ourselves and stick together.

Until then here are a few web links which may be useful for anyone suffering from persecution by bailiffs or belligerent landlords. Feel free to contact our group if you would like any additional support – we’ll be enthusiastic to help, but don’t expect any miracles!

A guide to beating the bailiffs – http://libcom.org/organise/beating-the-bailiffs-guide

A guide to dealing with credit card debt – http://libcom.org/organise/dealing-with-credit-card-debt-guide

Northampton Citizens Advice Bureau – http://www.northamptoncab.org.uk/