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202: 339: 447: 565: 510: 330:(TUC) and promoted as the March for the Alternative. Amongst those joining the march were members of a variety of different sectors in public service, including teachers, nurses and midwives, as well as pensioners, students and direct action supporters. 800 coaches and ten trains were laid on to transport demonstrators to London with demand for transport being so high that some of those wishing to travel to the march were unable to do so. 348: 438:– this is the big society. The big society united against what your government is doing to our country. We stand today not as the minority, but as the voice of the mainstream majority in this country." When Miliband stated that certain cuts to the public sector were, in his opinion, necessary, he was heckled and booed by portions of the crowd, although on the whole his speech was well received by the audience. 539:
attacked police vehicles and scared the general public. Unfortunately, because of their mobility and the fact they are aware of some of our tactics, we have been unable to contain them and so we have had these groups wandering around the central London area." Broadhurst warned that additional charges could be brought against those who escaped arrest on the day as police examined photographs and footage.
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making deeper cuts necessary in the future. They also argue that "raising four pounds through cuts for every pound raised through tax – and doing most of this through a rise in VAT that hits the poor and those on middle income the most – is deeply unfair." They further argue that the recession was created by the finance sector, yet banks are not being asked to make a fair contribution.
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The government planned to slow the rate of public spending, saying that it was necessary to turn around the country's deficit. The TUC argues that spending reductions are unnecessary because the budget could be balanced with progressive taxes instead and indeed the deep cuts would depress the economy
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criticised those who he described as "mindless yobs" in Trafalgar Square and Oxford Street, remarking: "Unfortunately we've had in the region of 500 plus – I would call them criminals – people hiding under the pretence of the TUC march who have caused considerable damage, attacked police officers,
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store as a protest against alleged tax avoidance by the business's owners. Footage taken from inside the store and released later showed police officers telling protesters they were free to leave, only to be arrested once outside. 138 were arrested for aggravated trespass arising from the sit-in
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The numbers attending the rally were significantly higher than the TUC's initial estimate of 100,000 people. Some families brought their children on the march, and performances were given by bands, choirs and dancers. The police later stated that the TUC were "very professional" and "very well
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occupation of Fortnum & Mason. The charges against five minors were dropped on 30 June and charge against a further 109 activists were dropped on 18 July as they were no longer in the public interest. Charges still remain against 30 who were described as organising the protest.
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also said: "The Tories said I should not come and speak today. But I am proud to stand with you. There is an alternative." He went on to criticise the manner in which the coalition government instituted the cuts, issuing a message to David Cameron that "you wanted to create the
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told demonstrators: "We are here to send a message to the government that we are strong and united... We will fight the savage cuts and we will not let them destroy peoples' services, jobs and lives."
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Dozens of other groups had vowed to hijack the official union-organized protest by staging their own demonstrations intended to cause chaos. Some of those involved in these included alleged
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protesters who clashed with police and committed vandalism and criminal damage at a number of locations in the West End. Police vehicles were graffitied and windows were smashed on
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Various sources estimated that the demonstration was attended by between 250,000 and 500,000 people. It was described as the largest protest in the United Kingdom since the
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Outside of the main TUC march, various independent protests took place across central London. Over one hundred people including some members of the direct action group
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To show that people oppose the extent and pace of the government's programme of spending cuts and to reject their argument that there is "no alternative" to those cuts
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Several independent protesting groups, some of whom had moved from the main march, assembled further north in the heart of London's
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that some protesters, apparently unconnected with the official march, caused vandalism to shops and banks.
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said that the government will not change its basic economic strategy as a result of the protest. He told
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Emily Dugan; Kevin Rawlinson; Rachel Shabi; Tom Moseley & Charlie Cooper (27 March 2011).
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Sawer, Patrick; Donnelly, Laura; Howie, Michael; Barrett, David; Leach, Ben (26 March 2011).
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March for the Alternative TUC branding and demonstrators on the streets of central London
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A placard accusing David Cameron is held up in front of a pall of smoke in Oxford Street
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which focused on spending cuts and changes to higher and further education.
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and the largest union-organised rally in London since the Second World War.
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Milmo, Cahal; Nigel Morris & Kevin Rawlinson (30 March 2011).
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Clashes between protesters and police continued into the night at
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A protester smashing the window of a branch of the HSBC bank in
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Anti-austerity demonstration in central London on 26 March 2011
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Officially sanctioned March for the Alternative Flickr gallery
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The following are notable people who were part of the protest
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Extremists vow to hijack march and bring chaos to the streets
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for his plans perceived as including privatisation of the NHS
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where a rally took place with speakers including the TUC
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as well as banning orders, similar to those used to ban
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Index

2011 England riots
anti-austerity protests in the United Kingdom

Central London
51°30′39″N 0°09′43″W / 51.5109°N 0.1620°W / 51.5109; -0.1620
demonstration
central London
Trades Union Congress
spending cuts
Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government

Andrew Lansley
15 February 2003 anti-war protests
Thames Embankment
Houses of Parliament
Hyde Park
general secretary
Brendan Barber
leader of the opposition
Ed Miliband
West End
Trafalgar Square
United Kingdom general election
hung parliament
Conservative Party
Liberal Democrats
a coalition government
Conservative leader
David Cameron
Prime Minister

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