{"id":2520,"date":"2010-10-23T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2010-10-23T21:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2010-10-24T19:50:22","modified_gmt":"2010-10-24T18:50:22","slug":"stop-the-cuts-rally-and-firemans-strike-london-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/stop-the-cuts-rally-and-firemans-strike-london-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop the Cuts rally and Fireman&#8217;s strike, London &#8211; photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-01.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few days after the\u00a0government\u00a0announced massive spending cuts, a rally was held at Congress House, central London to\u00a0mobilise\u00a0opposition\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>The Tory chancellor, George Osborne, wants to see cuts of \u00a381 billion, which\u00a0would\u00a0result in\u00a0the loss of hundreds of thousands of \u00a0public sector jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The rally coincided with a strike by the Fire Brigade Union, who had gone out after\u00a0the London Fire Brigade formally began the legal process of terminating the employment contracts of 5,600 London firefighters.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-02.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-03.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-04.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-05.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sporting a natty hat, Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union general secretary Bob Crow was in fine form and richly deserved the standing ovation at the end of his\u00a0impassioned\u00a0speech.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-06.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-07.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-08.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No to cuts&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-09.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Firemen out on the picket line at Euston fire station.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-10.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-11.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/stop-the-cuts-oct-2010-12.jpg\" alt=\"Stop the Cuts rally, London and Fireman's strike\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days after the\u00a0government\u00a0announced massive spending cuts, a rally was held at Congress House, central London to\u00a0mobilise\u00a0opposition\u00a0. 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