March urges fight against job cuts

A series of speakers denounced Government cuts and called for a fightback against them.

Organisers put numbers for the peaceful event at 10,000. It was organised by trade unions and international organisations and had as its core demands trade union rights, human rights and international solidarity.

It was designed as another stage in the fight against cuts and job losses following the mass turnout in London on March 26.

Veteran Left-winger Tony Benn told the crowd: “We are about solidarity. It is important to remember that the real conflict in the world is between the majority who create the world’s wealth, and the handful who control the world’s wealth.”

Sarah Veale of the TUC said that cuts announced by the Government are “going to have a particularly devastating effect on women, both as the providers and main users of services.

“It’s given new meaning to the phrase ‘women and children first’, because that’s where the cuts are going to bite,” she said.