UK Public sector cuts Newswire Archive
Protest against Andrew Lansley on 14 February
13-02-2011 19:27
On 14 February there is a protest in London against Tory health secretary Andrew Lansley.Witney woken (Ox-Fly)
13-02-2011 18:24
On Sunday 9th January, anarchists from Oxford joined a march in Witney, David Cameron's constituency.Article taken from Issue 3 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
http://oxfly.theoarc.org.uk
Winning the argument or winning the fight? (Ox-Fly)
13-02-2011 18:23
There has been a lot of talk in the anti-cuts movement about the importance of 'winning the argument'. This strategy holds that the best way to go about fighting attacks on wages, living conditions and services is to point out the flaws in the pro-cuts arguments and suggest alternative policies which would avoid the need for cuts.Article taken from Issue 3 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
http://oxfly.theoarc.org.uk
Literary larceny (Ox-Fly)
13-02-2011 18:21
Keith Mitchell and the County Council are zealously pushing ahead with destructive cuts. Targeted for closure are 20 out of the county's 43 libraries.Article taken from Issue 3 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
http://oxfly.theoarc.org.uk
Democracy brushed off (Ox-Fly)
13-02-2011 18:19
Two local groups experienced the harsh reality of our "democracy" this month. Politicians claim to represent and listen to us. The campaigners decided to put this to the test.Article taken from Issue 3 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
http://oxfly.theoarc.org.uk
Big protests planned at Southampton City Council’s upcoming budget-setting
13-02-2011 14:16
Cambridge Marches Against Further Cuts
13-02-2011 13:36
Video Clip of TakeVAT protest at Heathrow
12-02-2011 22:22
A short clipbfrom today's TakeVAT protest at Heathrow airport - where people were inside terminal 3 chanting from the underpass / stairwell
See pics and background at http://london.indymedia.org/articles/7342
Lancashire's Anti-Cuts Movement Grows Bigger, And Louder!
12-02-2011 21:54
A mass protest took place against the conDem coalition's cuts in Preston City Centre today.Pics from #takeVAT action at heathrow
12-02-2011 18:22
A few quick pics from today's TakeVAT protest at Heathrow airport - see below for leaflet text. What struck me was the number of conversations people were having with holidaymakers and other passengers whilst watching the protest. There's a growing realisation about the unfair way in which the government(s) makes the rich richer, and hits the rest of us making us pay for their crisis.
Leaflet text:
Why we are doing this:
Did you know that the aviation industry pays no VAT?
This year it went up to 20% for the rest of us.
We think its unfair.
Aviation fuel is also tax free.
These tax dodgers cost the person on an average wage an extra £500 a year in taxes.
One of the dirtiest and noisiest industries in the world pays the least tax.
That’s plain stupid!
TakeVAT!
Take VAT targets Leeds/Bradford airport
12-02-2011 16:22
TAKE VAT!
Protestors descend on Leeds/Bradford Airport in solidarity with protests at Heathrow
Around 20 protesters targeted Leeds/Bradford airport today in a protest about tax avoidance. The protesters made their journey by bus but were stopped by police as soon as they arrived at the airport. Many made a run for the terminal and a few scuffles with police broke out. Eventually they managed to sit down together to make their point heard outside the main terminal building.
#TakeVAT lands at Heathrow
12-02-2011 13:08
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Marching against the cuts in Oxford
12-02-2011 12:12
People from all over Oxford come together today to protest against the government's cuts. The march, organised by Oxfordshire Anti-Cuts Alliance, will highlight the massive public opposition to the cuts.Resist Together - March 26th poster
12-02-2011 10:59
Who do they think they are?
12-02-2011 06:57
Michael Gove's reputation as a Mr Bean-style accident-prone bungler can only have been reinforced by the High Court ruling quashing his decision to scrap school building projects.Charnwood Campaign Against the Cuts
12-02-2011 06:48
Meeting on Monday 21st Feb at John Storer House at 7:30.Please come along and help plan campaign actions.
Anti-Cuts demo in Swindon - This Thursday!
11-02-2011 17:27
Upcoming anti-cuts demo in Swindon -Solidarity with the Reykjavik 9 from the university of utrecht
11-02-2011 10:10
Portsmouth anti-cuts campaign presents an alternative
11-02-2011 06:48
As Portsmouth City Council voted on Tuesday for a budget to make over £20 million worth of cuts, the only voice of opposition came from Portsmouth Against Cuts Together (PACT), the community group supported by the city's trade union movement, which presented an alternative budget to the council meeting.
