August 18th, 2010
“From budget cuts to riots in the street: How will Britain react to government spending cuts?” – frontlineclub.com
“Coalition has no interest in protecting the right to strike” – Marc Vallée, The Guardian.
Just to let you know next week I will be back at the Frontline Club to take part in this event along with Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS:
“After the recession, now come the cuts. The UK is facing some of the most stringent public sector budget cuts since the Second World War. The Tory-Liberal coalition says budget slashing is inevitable, but already public service unions are threatening strike action that could cripple the country and threaten a fragile post-recession recovery.
“How far away are we from scenes in Greece where national strikes led to riots on the streets of Athens? Will the UK population en masse accept the austerity measures being ushered in or take to the streets to oppose them?
“Join us at the Frontline Club with an expert panel to investigate if seeds for civil unrest are being sowed that might happen in the months and years ahead.”
Update: This event has been postponed.
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January 4th, 2010
LUTON, UNITED KINGDOM – 04.01.10. A Conservative Party general election billboard – with party leader David Cameron on it – in Luton, Bedfordshire on Monday 4 January 2010. Eric Pickles – Chairman of the Conservative Party – joined local party members in Luton as David Cameron launched the Party’s health manifesto in London. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.
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LUTON, UNITED KINGDOM – 04.01.10. A Conservative Party general election billboard – with party leader David Cameron on it – in Luton, Bedfordshire on Monday 4 January 2010. Eric Pickles – Chairman of the Conservative Party – joined local party members in Luton as David Cameron launched the Party’s health manifesto in London. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.
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July 31st, 2009
NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT – 29.07.09. Vestas workers, family members and supporters march from the Vestas wind turbine factory to the local County Court on Wednesday 29 July 2009 in Newport, Isle of Wight. Vestas workers represented by RMT lawyers argued successfully that a possession order had been incorrectly served and that Vestas could not be granted an eviction order – the judge adjourned the case to Tuesday 4th August 2009. Vestas workers have been occupying the factory after management revealed plans to cut 600 jobs and close the factory. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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July 25th, 2009
NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT – 24.07.09. General view – at night – of the Vestas wind turbine factory occupation on Friday 24 July 2009 in Newport, Isle of Wight. Vestas workers have been occupying the factory for the last four days after management revealed plans to cut 600 jobs at the end of July. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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July 24th, 2009
NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT – 24.07.09. Vestas workers, family members and supporters march from St Thomas’s Square to the Vestas wind turbine factory on Friday 24 July 2009 in Newport, Isle of Wight. Vestas workers have been occupying the factory for the last four days after management revealed plans to cut 600 jobs at the end of July. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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July 24th, 2009
NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT – 24.07.09. The occupation of the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight enters day four on Friday 24 July 2009 in Newport, Isle of Wight. Vestas workers have been occupying the factory after management revealed plans to cut 600 jobs at the end of July. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.
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