(UK) 'Rally against debt' activists call for more cuts in Westminster protest

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Source: The Guardian

It was never going to rally the nation, but the pro-cuts demonstration outside parliament did manage to attract about 350 people, who carried placards demanding more spending cuts and cheered the burning of an EU flag.

The Rally Against Debt was organised in response to the TUC protests in London in March, in which hundreds of thousands marched against the government's austerity measures.

Despite being the butt of derision on many social media websites, from where the idea for the rally originated, the small but determined group insisted they were speaking for the silent majority who believe that the cuts are needed.

Organisers compared the rally to the US Tea Party movement, but the turnout was far lower than had been pledged – more than 1,400 people had indicated on Facebook that they would attend – and it finished earlier than planned.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/14/rally-against-debt-westminster-protest

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Only 350 protesters that day, vs. the 10,000s across Europe against austerity vs. 1,000s in Ireland vs. the 250,000 anti-cuts "March for the Alternative" protesters in London in March.

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. >>>>

:rofl:

[LeftishBrit]

2. Shows that being ardently pro-cuts isn't a big rallying point here at the moment

Good.