Manchester Marches Against The Cuts
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A short rally organised by the TUC at the Peace Garden in St Petrs Square was followed by a rally and march from the BBC building on Oxford Road through the city centre.











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The Peace Gardens rally was addressed by speakers from the public service unions Unite and Unison, and by a speaker from South Manchester Law Centre which is threatened with closure. The rally then joined up with the march organised by the Right To Work Campaign (SWP) on Oxford Road. Despite typically wet Manchester weather, about 450 people turned out. As well as trade unions and the Manchester Trades Council, people turned out from the Direct Action Network, a campaign group organised by and for disabled people. Disabled people will be especially harmed by public spending cuts, since they depend more than most on care services, health services and social security benefits.