100's of Thousands to march against cuts in London.

March the 26th, March for the Alternative. London will see thousands of protestors coming down to London to day in what is expected to be the biggest protest since the Anti Iraq war march in 2003. Many types of action are intended by protesters, from occupying banks and shops owned by companies who avoid paying tax in the UK to taking over Trafalgar Square. Should be interesting. Let's hope it will remain peaceful, although I am sure there will be some scuffles along the way.

More than a quarter of a million protesters against public sector cuts are expected to flood central London today in the biggest political demonstration for nearly a decade.

Police sources, normally cautious about estimating numbers, said last night they were braced for up to 300,000 people to join the march – far higher than previous forecasts from TUC organisers.

www.guardian.co.uk...

I just heard 250,000 and now you saying this, wow, even though it's an estimate and even that isn't decided upon it is inspirational that they think that many will join!

V for Victory!

Jamie

I pray for the safety of all those participating. Might help if we round up the usual mindless hoodies in advance and shoot them (just joking I think).
Other than that this march is mainly about self interest. A fair number of protesters will be those who just had their cushy 'non jobs' and pensions affected. Plus it's about time we tackled the benefits gravy train. They are all squealing like stuck pigs - great. But a shame we all have to suffer for the profligacy of the last government.

Wouldn't their energies be better employed working a bit harder then maybe we wouldn't have such a massive defecit. It is because of losers like these that our country is on a one way path to ruin.

reply to post by woodwardjnr


There's quite a few people from around where I live taking part in one of the protests today too, protesting about 'the petrol rip-off' or something. And another group I know are going there to join a 'public services' protest.

It will be interesting to see how the police will handle hundreds of thousands of protestors all in one place.

@biggilo

You think its wrong to protest against all the cuts that are happening? People may work harder if the gov didnt keep cutting all the f"ing jobs

It will all be over in time for 'The Bill' and a cuppa tea and scones,Then back to work tomorrow complaining about the weather.

Originally posted by pandapowerjamie
I just heard 250,000 and now you saying this, wow, even though it's an estimate and even that isn't decided upon it is inspirational that they think that many will join!

V for Victory!

Jamie

Okey RT,com upscaled it to around 500.000

reply to post by TribeOfManyColours


:O - AND I JIZZED IN MY PANTS!

LET'S DO THIS!

Jamie

The government are cutting public sector jobs because we cannot afford them, surely you don't beleive the rubbish spun by labour that public sector growth can stimulate an economy, it is just the opposite.

Originally posted by biggilo
Wouldn't their energies be better employed working a bit harder then maybe we wouldn't have such a massive defecit. It is because of losers like these that our country is on a one way path to ruin.

Do you mean the government etc, or that the protesters are the reason the country is going down?

Originally posted by pandapowerjamie
reply to post by TribeOfManyColours

 

:O - AND I JIZZED IN MY PANTS!

LET'S DO THIS!

Jamie

Lets lock and load our guns of love. Yeahhahah

Originally posted by TribeOfManyColours

Originally posted by biggilo
Wouldn't their energies be better employed working a bit harder then maybe we wouldn't have such a massive defecit. It is because of losers like these that our country is on a one way path to ruin.

Do you mean the government etc, or that the protesters are the reason the country is going down?

Unbridled socialism, and they don't get their own way what do they do? Take to the streets and riot/protest at great cost to the tax payer.

reply to post by TribeOfManyColours


You think people who work in the public sector are bringing this country down, The Teachers, The Doctors, The nurse, the street cleaner, the bin man, the librarian, all these folk are to blame rather than the bankers, whom we bailed out for trillions of pounds?

reply to post by woodwardjnr


Uh no. I believe that we are on the road to Breathe real freedom. I see no future in money, so tax will be a thing of the past

So you are saying it is right to cut all these positions, services and public funding? You aint gonna stimulate the economy by cutting things, all the cuts amount to is more money in the back pocket of those who already have money

Originally posted by woodwardjnr
reply to post by TribeOfManyColours

 

You think people who work in the public sector are bringing this country down, The Teachers, The Doctors, The nurse, the street cleaner, the bin man, the librarian, all these folk are to blame rather than the bankers, whom we bailed out for trillions of pounds?

Your falling for their spin, the whole system needs radically reformed, no state run organisations are efficient, but at the first sign of someone trying to reform the system these gangsters take to the streets and hold the rest of us to ransom.

reply to post by biggilo


They pay taxes too and have been doing all their lives only to see that tax money bail out a capitalist institution deemed too big to fail. Yet while the bankers walk off with huge bonuses, public sector workers lose their jobs.

the english revolution is under way..

Michael Mansfield, QC
Saturday's TUC-organised march will attract an unprecedented number of lawyers. In the past, their presence on such occasions has usually been limited to a few legal observers monitoring the behaviour of specialist police squads employing controversial public-order tactics. This time, we will be on the frontline ourselves so it could provide a challenging situation if potentially unlawful actions such as "kettling" are undertaken. Mind you, given the recent rumblings by the Police Federation about the cuts to their service, it might be possible to pre-empt such tactics by persuading the police to join the march themselves.

reply to post by biggilo


I'm falling for the spin?, while your parroting the right wing press and a government made from the elites of our society.