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malaise

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Sat Apr 16, 2016, 07:53 PM Apr 2016

Anti-austerity protest: tens of thousands attend London march - Ditch Dodgy Dave


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/16/london-anti-austerity-march-draws-tens-of-thousands
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An anti-austerity march in London has attracted tens of thousands of people wielding banners with slogans, expletive-filled placards and pig effigies.

Protesters descended on central London in hundreds of coaches on Saturday to voice their outrage at the cuts imposed on public services by David Cameron and his government.
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“No ifs, no buts, no public sector cuts, and “Dodgy Dave get out, we know what you’re all about” were among the chants demonstrators bellowed as they marched from the University of Central London to rally in Trafalgar Square.

The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, told the crowd a Labour government would end austerity.

“We will halt the privatisation of our NHS and make it public once again,” he said.

“And for all those people desperately waiting for a home, I can give this promise. We will build the hundreds of thousands of council homes that will end homelessness.”

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