Birmingham City Council tries to sabotage N30 demo
N30 | 29.11.2011 12:23 | Policing | Public sector cuts | Repression | Birmingham
However unions claim they have been told by the city council that anyone staging a march must cover the costs and therefore they must pay a charge of £8,000 if the march goes ahead.
For previous demonstrations of a similar size and route they were only charged a few hundred pounds.
A statement from the Con-Dem Birmingham City Council, said it was "willing to agree a route to allow the march to go ahead subject to an acceptable route and a commitment to cover any traffic management costs."
This is part of what seems to be an on going strategy by Birmingham City Council and Police to repress all forms of protest and dissent over public sector cuts. As reported last month

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