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Superheroes these days sound just plain shit.
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Superheroes these days sound just plain shit.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Market square. UCU/Unison picket at my old uni before a sly rest and smoke at a mates before moving on to the speechifying in the town square. What that is a photo of
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
the bloke from the head teachers union who spoke, spoke too long. He wasn't wrong in what he was saying though. Just went on a bit.
Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
Brighton and Hove won't be taking the money off strikers until Feb 2012...which shows some sort of solidarity.
Cheers - Louis MacNeice
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
in the square where there was speeches the blat drone accompanied every good point and pause, drowning out the claps. I looked for the cunts wielding the satanic horn but couldn't see them.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Cracking turnout in Bristol. Very civilised march and rally.
Almost took me back to 1978 or thereabouts and that would probably have been a Sunday.
Almost took me back to 1978 or thereabouts and that would probably have been a Sunday.
Flanflinger
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My lovely, lovely husband also commented
"Probably as many as were lost from the unexpected bank holiday for the Royal Wedding?"
It was a public holiday..................there is a difference too.
Flanflinger
Well-Known Member
No they're not. The Unions are claiming 2m.
BigTom
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crossposted from the other thread:
Went to the university of Birmingham in the morning. loads of security present who were waving cars through and trying to be intimidating, plus 4 senior managers. Lots of students out in support of the lecturers (more students than lecturers actually, though UCU were spread around 5 entrances at least, whereas all the students were at the main gates.
Birmingham demo was good - Birmingham Mail are saying around 10,000 and it was at least that - took nearly half an hour to walk past, width of one side of a road (2 and a bit car widths).
Too big for me to really guess a number anyway.
Couple of more militant groups on the march - IWW with their guillotine - I'll find a picture later - and occupy birmingham.. but only to the extent of more militant chants.
Having said that, the march happening at all is a bit more militant than usual, as the council tried to charge £10k for the march and the unions refused to pay and said they would march anyway, and did. I don't remember seeing any police at all, just stewards. I imagine there must have been some police around though.
Didn't go to the rally to listen to Brendan Barber and the like.
Went to the university of Birmingham in the morning. loads of security present who were waving cars through and trying to be intimidating, plus 4 senior managers. Lots of students out in support of the lecturers (more students than lecturers actually, though UCU were spread around 5 entrances at least, whereas all the students were at the main gates.
Birmingham demo was good - Birmingham Mail are saying around 10,000 and it was at least that - took nearly half an hour to walk past, width of one side of a road (2 and a bit car widths).
Too big for me to really guess a number anyway.
Couple of more militant groups on the march - IWW with their guillotine - I'll find a picture later - and occupy birmingham.. but only to the extent of more militant chants.
Having said that, the march happening at all is a bit more militant than usual, as the council tried to charge £10k for the march and the unions refused to pay and said they would march anyway, and did. I don't remember seeing any police at all, just stewards. I imagine there must have been some police around though.
Didn't go to the rally to listen to Brendan Barber and the like.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Oh so business who had to close etc.. didn't lose money that day? And of course the taxpayer didn't contribute any money to the wedding did they?
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
yup, one was all about a couple of rich, worthless wankers doing something ordinary and unmemorable, and the other is about millions of workers defending their livelihoods, and our services. I think I know which is more worthwhile
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
well, they have just said 'millions', so technically you are right, as 2 million is an understimate.
I dont think that was what you meant tho, was it?
(sky poll also running 76-24 in strikers favour at the mo)
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Bristol's Daily Fail lite has downplayed the event and posted an amazingly lack-lustre photo - they say 10,000, organisers were giving police estimates of 20,000
Mr.Bishie
pickled egg
Just got back from Brighton rally & march. What a fucking fantastic turnout. At a guess i'd say 10-15,000. Far more positive support from the public than negative this time.
My GMB goods turned up before time (thanks B50) & we had far more support on the picket than i thought.
Dead on my feet, time for a beer!
In solidarity
My GMB goods turned up before time (thanks B50) & we had far more support on the picket than i thought.
Dead on my feet, time for a beer!
In solidarity
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Hmm.
fractionMan
Custom Title
1500 marched in bath
BigTom
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hmm, what? There are 28,000 students at the university, and the lecturers were spread around different gates.. I'm not going to say the turnout from lecturers was good or anything, but I also have no idea how many stayed home but didn't go on the picket line
Ground Elder
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(apologies if this has already been posted) Around 4,000 marched in in Truro
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Apparently, there were 50,000 at the rally in Central London.
bi0boy
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Pizza Express.
malatesta32
Not Serb. No, Really!
Dovydaitis
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Thousands out in oxford, brookes university out but oxford university not. The marchers just keep on coming!.
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