UK Indymedia - UK Public sector cuts Newswire Archive

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Anti cuts demo escapes police control in Oxford

29-10-2010 00:18

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.

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Anti-cut linked protests across UK this Saturday (30.10.10)

28-10-2010 23:12

As the title states. If you're aware of other protests this weekend please post details below.

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

28-10-2010 19:26

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.

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Protest against education cuts takes over Oxford high street

28-10-2010 16:13

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.

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Vodafone Oxford St CLOSED, close yr local this Sat

27-10-2010 13:46

Vodafone have a £6bn unpaid tax bill
The welfare cuts announced on 20.10.2010 are in the region of £7bn.
Osborne cut corporation tax.
Vodafone's Oxford St. Store was forced to close today, after an occupation. Protest continued outside

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Demo against the Cuts (Hackney Town Hall 6.00pm Tonight 27/10/10)

27-10-2010 10:25

Sick of boring speeches, putting you asleep? Then let's have some real class anager and action tonight.

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Help us boycott retailers that support the spending cuts

25-10-2010 06:48

Fair trade begins at home. Retailers who signed a letter to the Telegraph last week in support of Osborne's spending cuts have vested interests and no plans for job generation or economic growth.

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The Impending Cuts and Sell Offs

25-10-2010 02:25

The Spending Review is reviled for its cuts. But who has noticed the asset sales that are being sidled through.

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NUS and UCU anti-cuts national demonstration; London; Wednesday 10 November

24-10-2010 22:48

Join the march on the streets of central London to fight against the looming, savage education cuts.

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Anti cuts demo takes place in Cambridge - hundreds attend.

24-10-2010 21:09

Yesterday afternoon (Saturday 23rd October 2010), I witnessed history repeating itself, as in response to Tories doing what they always do when they're in power, hundreds of Cambridge people came out onto the streets in protest against the forthcoming proposed cutbacks in funding to the public sector and welfare.

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Southampton protests Round-up - Anti-cuts demo & arms traders disrupted at fair

23-10-2010 17:55

This past Wednesday students, residents and activists protested across Southampton over both the presence of Arms companies at a University careers fair and the Coalition government’s imminent cuts with a well attended demo at the Bargate.

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Cambridge Right-to-work demo

23-10-2010 17:03

About 400-500 people marched today through Cambridge to oppose the governement cuts. The usual trade union crowd, socialist groups, as well as students that were particularly vocal. Pictures are attached.

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Yorkshire and Humberside TUC Rally Against the Cuts

23-10-2010 16:16

On Saturday 23rd October 2010 around 1,000 protestors from across the Yorkshire region assembled outside Sheffield Town Hall to be addressed by speakers from the established labour movement.

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Right to Work march to TUC Rally in Sheffield

23-10-2010 14:53

Photos from a march on 23rd October 2010, which was organised by the Right to Work campaign, from Sheffield University to the Town Hall, where the Yorkshire and Humberside Trades Union Council were holding a rally against the cuts.

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£220 MILLION offered by government for proposed UKCMRI massive bioresearch lab

23-10-2010 13:41

At a time of brutal public services cutbacks, the government has offered £220 million towards the highly controversial UKCMRI bioresearch laboratory proposed for central London.

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Sit in at Birmingham universities Vice chancellors office

22-10-2010 15:40

Birmingham students determined to stop the fees hike and over £20 million pounds worth of planed cuts, stage sit-in in vice chancellors office as first step in new campaign.

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Details of Anti-Cuts Protests across UK this Saturday

21-10-2010 21:15

A list of anti-cuts demonstrations in towns and cities across the UK this weekend. Please help in distributing this list to other messageboards and mailing lists you have access to.

Also post details of other protests you are aware of below.

From small seeds...

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Rally against the cuts in Oxford

21-10-2010 21:10

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 ...

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Video of an economist's views of cuts in Oxford

21-10-2010 18:35

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

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Video views of public sector cuts in Oxford

21-10-2010 18:04

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