Just 60 members of far right organisation the English Defence League (EDL) took to the streets of Manchester today in one of several marches across the country widely condemned as an attempt to exploit the murder of Middleton soldier Lee Rigby.
Manchester and Salford campaigners marched once more against the bedroom tax as demonstrators heard of growing anger at the government’s attack on welfare.
Residents marching against the hated bedroom tax will hold another demo tomorrow on the steps of Manchester’s town hall.
Up to 500 people rallied in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens this Saturday to protest the introduction of the government’s hated “bedroom tax”.
A second demonstration against “bedroom tax” housing benefit cuts is planned this Saturday as the threat of evictions looms over Manchester.
Local GPs should choose to give patients NHS care rather than refer them to private companies, health campaigners have said.
Everyone sick with worry for the future of the NHS has been invited to an emergency summit this Saturday to bring together Greater Manchester’s campaigns against privatisation and cuts to the health service.
