Oxford Public sector cuts Newswire Archive

05-11-2010 13:21 | 0 comment(s)

Report on Stroud Anti-Cuts Public Meeting

Report on last night's public meeting in stroud. Old Town Hall full, angry and determined. Speeches from Green Party, Socialist Party, ex-Labour MP and points raised by Union reps and members of the public. Mood - A Snowball of Resistance is Starting to Roll... (we remember the Poll-Tax and we can defeat these cuts as well...) Read more >>

30-10-2010 18:49 | 1 comment(s)

Vodafone protest in Oxford

The Vodafone shop in Cornmarket, Oxford was closed for over an hour as activists staged a sit-in to protest against the company being let off from paying £6,000,000,000 in taxes by the Lib-Con government whilst the the same government cuts services from older people, students, the unemployed, the sick, and most other people that are not millionaires. Read more >>

30-10-2010 16:16 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Vodafone Shop Shut Down by Protestors Outraged by £6bn Tax Dodge

[Oxford] At 2pm today 30 people shut down the Vodafone store on Cornmarket
in protest against corporate tax evasion and unfair cuts. Read more >>

29-10-2010 00:18 | 13 comment(s)

Anti cuts demo escapes police control in Oxford

A huge crowd, mostly students, mobilised at short notice to protest the visit of Vince Cable to Oxford, turned up in spite of the fact that he cancelled his visit, and briefly took over several busy areas of Oxford in the face of police attempts to contain us.
Read more >>

28-10-2010 19:26 | 2 comment(s)

Over a thousand on the streets of Oxford protesting against public sector cuts

Over 1,000 people of Oxford gathered on the streets today to express their anger and refusal to accept the public sector cuts, in particular those to higher education. The gathering was made up of students, academics and citizens of Oxford. Read more >>

28-10-2010 16:13 | 6 comment(s)

Protest against education cuts takes over Oxford high street

After Vince Cable pulled out of talking in Oxford after hearing of a student demo against him today, the demo has gone ahead - and it's huge! I've just heard reports that there are 'over a thousand' people protesting, and that protestors have broken through police lines, and out on to Oxford high street. Read more >>

21-10-2010 21:10 | 2 comment(s)

Rally against the cuts in Oxford

The Comprehensive Spending Review was announced on 20 October. I went along to the rally against public sector spending cuts in Oxford that evening. Here is what I saw and felt ... Read more >>

21-10-2010 18:35 | 0 comment(s)

Video of an economist's views of cuts in Oxford

Dr Peter Dwyer, economist from Ruskin college, gives his views on the cuts. Read more >>

21-10-2010 18:04 | 0 comment(s)

Video views of public sector cuts in Oxford

Two vox pops from Oxford residents about their reactions to the public sector cuts. Read more >>

20-10-2010 10:51 | 2 comment(s)

Oxford Citizens Protest Cuts on Carfax Tower

As the government announced serious cuts to services across the country, a group of Oxfordshire residents used prominent Carfax Tower as the site of their protest against the policy. Read more >>

03-10-2010 21:57 | 2 comment(s)

Reading Joins The Resistance

As stormy winds lashed rain against the windows, people from across Reading and beyond gathered in the Town Hall last week with one shared aim: to join the growing movement against cuts to public services. Read more >>

30-09-2010 23:29 | 0 comment(s)

Save FTT Jobs at Reading University!

Dear All

Staff and students in the Department of Film, Theatre and Television at Reading University have launched a website and online petition to oppose compulsory redundancies in their department.

Please help the campaign by signing the petition

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39385.html

and visit the website

http://savefttjobs.webs.com/

You can also join the Facebook group 'Save FTT Jobs'

Read more >>

29-09-2010 20:34 | 0 comment(s)

Show of solidarity at public protest in Cornmarket today

The Oxfordshire Health branch of UNISON staged a public protest in Cornmarket Street in the centre of Oxford today as part of a Europe wide protest against cuts in public services. Read more >>

17-09-2010 06:50 | 0 comment(s)

Audio from Oxford Save Our Services Meeting 2010-09-13

Cuts to our public services will affect us all. Badly. Oxford Save Our Services intend not to let that happen. This is the audio of Stuart White's speech at the Oxford SOS meeting on 2010-09-13. Read more >>

16-09-2010 19:09 | 0 comment(s)

Photos from Oxford Save Our Services Meeting 2010-09-13

Cuts to our public services will affect us all. Badly. Oxford Save Our Services intend not to let that happen. Read more >>

15-09-2010 19:42 | 2 comment(s)

Tory Cuts Wreck lives - Tell David Cameron "Stuff your cuts, we won't pay"

Demonstrate at Tory Party Conference 3rd October Read more >>

14-09-2010 15:01 | 4 comment(s)

Great solidarity shown at Oxford Cuts meeting

Oxford Save Our Services meeting, which took place last night was the first step in building a great local movement of solidarity, support and resistance in light of the heinous public sector cuts proposed by the current UK government. Read more >>

10-09-2010 17:19 | 3 comment(s)

Sit-in protest at Carfax Lloyds Bank over cuts.

A sit-in protest was staged on 8th September at the Carfax branch of Lloyds TSB Bank. Read more >>

10-09-2010 08:24 | 0 comment(s)

Mapping Oxfordshire's Cuts meeting 13th 6.30pm

Save Our Services is a group of Oxford residents who have formed out of concern that the proposed public sector cuts will severely damage our community, and particularly the poorest people in it (a recent study found that the poorest 10% of people are set to lose the equivalent of 21% of their income). Read more >>

28-08-2010 15:13 | 1 comment(s)

SEP public meeting against cuts

The Socialist Equality Party is calling for a public meeting about the potential mass unemployment leading from government cuts to be held 3pm on 4th September at East Oxford Community Association, 44b Princes Street, Oxford OX4 1DD. Read more >>