Around 200 protesters turned up for the first public demo called by York Stop The Cuts - Right To Work. There were speeches from Hugh Bayley MP, Cllr Dave Taylor, Father Tim Jones and representatives from PCS, FBU and UCU.
It is unfortunate that many of the public still support the cuts, but I believe this is because they don't realise yet how badly it will target their public services. It is not until swimming pools and libraries start closing, social services are cut, unemployment rockets and there are fewer police on the streets that the public at large will become motivated to oppose these cuts.
We must all work to build are local groups to oppose the cuts and build for the London demo next year.
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