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All this trouble and fighting with Police are they all on drugs. Years back when people went on a demo there was never any fighting with Police and there was never any deaths or was there ?
It was a Thursday, but many employed workers had taken the day off to show solidarity with the unemployed. When mounted and foot police launched a series of truncheon charges, the workers fought back with banner poles and torn-up park railings.
Three days later, a second demonstration of 150,000 assembled in Trafalgar Square. Again, the police attacked, the workers fought back, and speeches continued from the platform.
Two days after that, a third demonstration battled police cordons to reach Parliament and present a million-signature petition. 80,000 workers broke through. Running battles continued across the West End into the night.
It was a Thursday, but many employed workers had taken the day off to show solidarity with the unemployed. When mounted and foot police launched a series of truncheon charges, the workers fought back with banner poles and torn-up park railings.
Three days later, a second demonstration of 150,000 assembled in Trafalgar Square. Again, the police attacked, the workers fought back, and speeches continued from the platform.
Two days after that, a third demonstration battled police cordons to reach Parliament and present a million-signature petition. 80,000 workers broke through. Running battles continued across the West End into the night.
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It was not the majority of the demonstrators who took part in a peaceful demonstration, it was the infiltration by the 'Far Left'.
It is these thugs who go under the names of the 'Unite against Fascist', 'Anti-Nazi League', 'Socialist Workers Party', etc.
These are the 'Nasty Left' who cause the trouble when the English Defence League stage their demonstrations, but at these times the media tends to ignore these communist groups, in their bid to show the EDL in a bad light.
It is these thugs who go under the names of the 'Unite against Fascist', 'Anti-Nazi League', 'Socialist Workers Party', etc.
These are the 'Nasty Left' who cause the trouble when the English Defence League stage their demonstrations, but at these times the media tends to ignore these communist groups, in their bid to show the EDL in a bad light.
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That is a good point you make, but I do not know the answer and I am glad that I am not in a position to HAVE to make that decision, that being down to our elected Politicians.
What did p1ss sqad off was that Ed Milliband was the main speaker on the platform of a demonstration for " NO CUTS" when he knew full well that if Labour had been elected they would also have made CUTS.
The last election was a good election for Labour to have lost.
That is a good point you make, but I do not know the answer and I am glad that I am not in a position to HAVE to make that decision, that being down to our elected Politicians.
What did p1ss sqad off was that Ed Milliband was the main speaker on the platform of a demonstration for " NO CUTS" when he knew full well that if Labour had been elected they would also have made CUTS.
The last election was a good election for Labour to have lost.
have to agree with sqad. if blair, bush and brown had not been in such close cahoots we would not be in the mess we are now. if i remember correctly it was sh*t-f**e blair we kept telling us that brown was the best chancellor this country had ever had. not that anyone with any sense would have believed them - just checking out their figures made them into liars. and sniffing at bush's rear end was so pathetic and costly for the country if not for money-grabbing blair family.
maggie was not perfect (not by a long way) but she did not leave us in the nearly hopeless state we now find ourselves.
maggie was not perfect (not by a long way) but she did not leave us in the nearly hopeless state we now find ourselves.
Bobbi....I have lived through more miner´s strikes, than you have had hot dinners.
It was the miners leader asking for more money for his members(that was what he was paid for) and the Government of the time eventually giving in. In the meantime, the country was short of warmth, short or electricity and the price of coal was increased. Many of the miners didn´t agree with the strikes, but were called "scabs" by their Union mates and sometimes physically abused, as was their families. We could import coal cheaper than we could mine it in the UK.
Someone had to stand up to the miners............Maggie did.
Yes in life there are winners and losers, always have been and always will be.
It was the miners leader asking for more money for his members(that was what he was paid for) and the Government of the time eventually giving in. In the meantime, the country was short of warmth, short or electricity and the price of coal was increased. Many of the miners didn´t agree with the strikes, but were called "scabs" by their Union mates and sometimes physically abused, as was their families. We could import coal cheaper than we could mine it in the UK.
Someone had to stand up to the miners............Maggie did.
Yes in life there are winners and losers, always have been and always will be.
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