Anti-cuts demo plans ready for TUC and Lib Dem conferences (From The Argus)
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Anti-cuts demo plans for Brighton conferences
4:10pm Thursday 6th September 2012 in News By Ben Parsons
Anti-cuts protesters are aiming to mark the political conference season with demonstrations in Brighton.
Union members are lobbying for national strikes when the Trades Union Congress meets at the Brighton Centre on Sunday.
And marches, pickets and occupations are being planned for the Liberal Democrat party conference later this month.
Sussex Police says it is aware of those protests and says officers are speaking to organisers.
The Liberal Democrats are being targeted because of their role in the coalition Government alongside the Conservatives.
Brighton Stop the Cuts Coalition is holding a march on Saturday, September 22 – the first day of the party’s conference.
Alongside that event, Brighton Benefits Campaign, Brighton Solidarity Federation and Brighton Uncut are protesting against workfare, a controversial Government scheme in which people on benefits work without pay.
Roving pickets
A Facebook page set up to promote the event reads: “We are aiming to use a diversity of tactics on the day – from static or roving pickets outside shops, to UK Uncut style occupations, to whatever anyone else fancies getting up to.
"We will distribute a list of workfare targets and their locations – when the march ends we will head into town and try to shut down as many of them as we can for as long as we can.”
Recently, anti-workfare campaigns have targeted Holland and Barrett and Poundland.
Brian Stone, chairman of Brighton and Hove Liberal Democrats, said: “I believe the people who are protesting against workfare are shooting themselves in the foot because this is an effective way to get young people into work.
“It is good and right that people have the freedom to express their views. But they would be crossing the line if they occupy shops and stop young people gaining valuable work experience.”
Sussex Police said only: “We are aware of this planned protest and are engaging with the group.”
On Sunday, the National Shop Stewards Network is marching to lobby the TUC to call a general strike against government austerity. The protesters will meet at 1.30pm at The Level and march to the Hilton Metropole Hotel.
Comments(8)
AmboGuy
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4:46pm Thu 6 Sep 12
nocando
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7:24pm Thu 6 Sep 12
So they have to get out of bed to keep the roof over their head. Outrageous, how on earth do they think the rest of the world gets on?Doesn't really hold much water does it? As it stands, people on benefit get paid for doing nothing at all. Free house, free drink and fags, free council tax, not a care in the world and as much loose change in their pockets as the rest of us. Forever and ever if they feel like it. No wonder they're upset at the prospect of losing it,
Its a parachute for the out luck not a lifestyle choice for the can't be bothered. Get out of bed and make yourselves useful instead of making a nuisance of yourselves with your blasted sense of entitlement and non existent work ethic. Parasites.
Metro Reader
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10:09pm Thu 6 Sep 12
At price they were so agressive, and that was just walking -sorry patroling, seem so much heavy handed policing in brighton this year.
AmboGuy
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11:08pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Metro Reader wrote:What's 'Price'? Katie Price? What's she got to do with it?
the only winners are Sussex Police on the old overtime.
At price they were so agressive, and that was just walking -sorry patroling, seem so much heavy handed policing in brighton this year.
gaz scott
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10:02am Fri 7 Sep 12
Metro Reader wrote:Is that the new name for "Pride"? Ha ha, very good.
the only winners are Sussex Police on the old overtime.
At price they were so agressive, and that was just walking -sorry patroling, seem so much heavy handed policing in brighton this year.
chrisinbrighton
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10:04am Fri 7 Sep 12
nocando wrote:What you don't realise is a lot of people on benefits are there not through there own fault also a lot of people who are on benefits have worked and paid in to the NI so are NOT getting benefits for nothing.
'Workfare...people on benefits work without pay'
So they have to get out of bed to keep the roof over their head. Outrageous, how on earth do they think the rest of the world gets on?Doesn't really hold much water does it? As it stands, people on benefit get paid for doing nothing at all. Free house, free drink and fags, free council tax, not a care in the world and as much loose change in their pockets as the rest of us. Forever and ever if they feel like it. No wonder they're upset at the prospect of losing it,
Its a parachute for the out luck not a lifestyle choice for the can't be bothered. Get out of bed and make yourselves useful instead of making a nuisance of yourselves with your blasted sense of entitlement and non existent work ethic. Parasites.
I hope one day you lose your job and the BANK comes and takes your house and 4x4 away as no doubt it belongs to them,
these people who like to think there middle class Tories
Somethingsarejustwrong
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9:18am Wed 12 Sep 12
chrisinbrighton wrote:That's not a very nice comment.
nocando wrote:What you don't realise is a lot of people on benefits are there not through there own fault also a lot of people who are on benefits have worked and paid in to the NI so are NOT getting benefits for nothing.
'Workfare...people on benefits work without pay'
So they have to get out of bed to keep the roof over their head. Outrageous, how on earth do they think the rest of the world gets on?Doesn't really hold much water does it? As it stands, people on benefit get paid for doing nothing at all. Free house, free drink and fags, free council tax, not a care in the world and as much loose change in their pockets as the rest of us. Forever and ever if they feel like it. No wonder they're upset at the prospect of losing it,
Its a parachute for the out luck not a lifestyle choice for the can't be bothered. Get out of bed and make yourselves useful instead of making a nuisance of yourselves with your blasted sense of entitlement and non existent work ethic. Parasites.
I hope one day you lose your job and the BANK comes and takes your house and 4x4 away as no doubt it belongs to them,
these people who like to think there middle class Tories
People on benefits need people like nocando to continue working and earning and paying taxes, so that they can keep up their non-contribution lifestyles.
Ross92 says...
4:45pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Do we ever get a quiet Saturday in Brighton?