Manchester Cuts Demonstration

Icon_article Star-blue1 Published: January 30, 2011 13:05 by Stillshooter

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Neighbourhoods: manchester

Up to 4,000 protesters gathered peacefully in Manchester on Saturday 29th January to hear claims from union leaders that the Government was "betraying" young people.

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The protest was organised by the TUC, NUS (National Union of Students) and UCU (University and College Union).

The demonstration, aimed at highlighting the effects of Government spending cuts on young people, started in acrimony when NUS president Aaron Porter withdrew as a speaker when he was surrounded and jostled by angry demonstrators. He eventually took refuge in the students union building.

Twenty arrests were made by police as a splinter group left the rally and headed for the city centre to hear claims from union leaders that the Government was "betraying" young people.

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