A comparison that encourages anti-austerity solidarity.

Nottinghamshire twinned with Cyprus - FIVE similarities that encourage anti-austerity solidarity.

1. They share roughly the same size population. A basic point which gives some perspective to the bullying pressure the powerful EuroGroup are exerting on Cyprus.

2. The people in both places are undergoing severe austerity measures, a burden which they are forced to bare without, of course, causing the banking crisis.

3. Foodbanks are being set up in both places (if not already actively in operation) in order to deal with people going short of FOOD, as basic needs are not being met.

4. People are told, "we are all in this together" or "we all share the blame" (David Cameron, PM, and Averof Neophytou, DISY deputy chairperson, [dis]respectively). Significantly similar messages intended to encourage acceptance of responsibility from people who are responsible in no way what-so-ever.

5. Both communities have responded to attacks with concerted organisation against neoliberal agendas, fueled by compassion, rather than selfishness and greed.

So, what does this all mean? We're supposed to THINK these situations are separate and entirely individual, but when laid out like this the human realities are strikingly similar.

We don't need to be told.

LET'S BUILD!