'Ev'rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy '

[marmar]

from the Independent UK:




Up to 500,000 protestors attend anti-cuts demo

By Alan Jones, PA
Saturday, 26 March 2011



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Protesters march down Whitehall in protest at government cuts

Organisers of a huge protest against the Government's public spending cuts tonight hailed the demonstration a "fantastic success" after hundreds of thousands of people joined the biggest event of its kind for over 20 years.

Between 400,000 and 500,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters, council and NHS workers, other public sector employees, students, pensioners and campaign groups from across the UK marched through central London to a rally where union officials and Labour leader Ed Miliband condemned the "brutal" cuts in jobs and services.

Violence flared away from the rally when a group of hundreds of activists, not connected with the union protest, clashed with police. They set off fireworks, threw paint and attacked shops in Oxford Street, Regent Street and Piccadilly.

Topshop and HSBC had their windows smashed, while paint and glass bottles were thrown at a Royal Bank of Scotland branch. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/up-to-500000-protestors-attend-anticuts-demo-2253791.html

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Fantastic - the working class is coming alive!!!

I hope it spreads across the pond (beyond WI)

[Cal Carpenter]

2. But they're breaking bank windows and throwing bottles! How uncivilized!

Can't they be more polite? Why must they color outside the lines? :sarcasm:

Power to the people in the streets. Woohoo!!

[Scuba]

3. I'll continue to advocate NON-violent protest. We're winning; don't fuck it up. n/t