Monday 7th March

People gathered at 1.00pm in the Market Square to protest at Nottingham City council about to meet to approve budget cuts. 

People gathered at 1.00pm in the Market Square to protest at Nottingham City council about to meet to approve budget cuts. 

Various groups that will be affected had gathered. Some councillors came out to listen to folks concerns and to state their own positions about it all. 

At 2.00pm The meeting commenced and after the initial business, Nottingham Council House was then occupied after a council meeting tried to eject members of the public there. People tried to attend a meeting discussing / to approve the budget cuts, but after some heckling and their attempts to ask questions, they were asked to leave.

Security then got a bit pysical with some. Later, they were then offered a private meeting on the condition they left the building immediately. They refused, and the Council House public galleries were then occupied for about an hour.

Police [and the wardens] were called, threatened arrest for breach of the peace ..... then escorting the protesters from the building.

Later, the Labour Leader cllr. John Collins came out and argued his position to those assembled, watched over by assorted uniformed officers.

Some hours later, the Council then met to do their business, excluding all member of the public from witnessing the proceedings.

UK Uncut

http://www.ukuncut.org.uk

Notts SOS

http://www.nottssos.org.uk

Rally & protests against City Council cuts

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/1016

Unison anti-cuts protest

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/978

Notts County Council Strike: 1 The March

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/987

Notts County Council Strike: 2 Rally & Speeches

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/988

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ALAN LODGE 

Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham.  UK

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