A Green Party councillor in Hackney has been criticised after encouraging people ‘inspired’ by recent protests in France to attend an upcoming anti-austerity demonstration in London.
Florence Schechter, Hackney Council’s cabinet member for Finance, Resident Services and Digital, promoted a march planned for Tuesday, the day before the government’s autumn Budget announcement.
The demonstration aims to challenge “austerity” and demand action over public spending and its effects on communities.
In a social media post, Schechter, who is Jewish, wrote: “Inspired by the protests in France?
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