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| Anti-austerity protests in Manchester: your photos and stories | Anti-austerity protests in Manchester: your photos and stories |
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| Tens of thousands marched against austerity in Manchester this weekend, in a demonstration designed to coincide with the Conservative party conference. | Tens of thousands marched against austerity in Manchester this weekend, in a demonstration designed to coincide with the Conservative party conference. |
| The conduct of a small number of protesters aside, the rally was overwhelmingly peaceful, with the marchers’ conduct the subject of a series of approving tweets from Greater Manchester police. | The conduct of a small number of protesters aside, the rally was overwhelmingly peaceful, with the marchers’ conduct the subject of a series of approving tweets from Greater Manchester police. |
| Chief Supt John O'Hare said: "Today around 60,000 people took part in a demonstration and I would like to thank them for their cooperation." | Chief Supt John O'Hare said: "Today around 60,000 people took part in a demonstration and I would like to thank them for their cooperation." |
| Related: Anti-austerity protesters march in Manchester | Related: Anti-austerity protesters march in Manchester |
| Ch Supt O'Hare said: "I'd like to thank organisers for taking responsibility & ensuring the demo was planned & delivered appropriately." | Ch Supt O'Hare said: "I'd like to thank organisers for taking responsibility & ensuring the demo was planned & delivered appropriately." |
| Our readers were among those taking part in the protest, and we’ve put together a selection of their images and stories from the day. | Our readers were among those taking part in the protest, and we’ve put together a selection of their images and stories from the day. |
| On train to Manchester | On train to Manchester |
| Unity is strength | Unity is strength |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By ID2304731 | By ID2304731 |
| 4 October 2015, 10:27 | 4 October 2015, 10:27 |
| Fit For Work | Fit For Work |
| Some of the moving moments of the march were seeing people who have clearly been affected most by the cuts. | Some of the moving moments of the march were seeing people who have clearly been affected most by the cuts. |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By MisterMeerkat | By MisterMeerkat |
| 5 October 2015, 10:43 | 5 October 2015, 10:43 |
| "I can't refuse to treat those who cannot pay." | "I can't refuse to treat those who cannot pay." |
| My sister is a junior doctor in the NHS. She says she and her colleagues will not be able to tolerate working in a privatised service where they are forced to turn away those who cannot pay - though if the proposed junior doctor contract goes through she will be forced to quit long before facing such a choice, as the dramatic cut to her already meagre trainee income will mean she can no afford the mortgage repayments necessary to keep a roof over her and her kids' heads. Indeed many good young doctors will exit a service already stretched to the limit by staff and funding shortages. | My sister is a junior doctor in the NHS. She says she and her colleagues will not be able to tolerate working in a privatised service where they are forced to turn away those who cannot pay - though if the proposed junior doctor contract goes through she will be forced to quit long before facing such a choice, as the dramatic cut to her already meagre trainee income will mean she can no afford the mortgage repayments necessary to keep a roof over her and her kids' heads. Indeed many good young doctors will exit a service already stretched to the limit by staff and funding shortages. |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By uctqecc | By uctqecc |
| 5 October 2015, 10:22 | 5 October 2015, 10:22 |
| Manchester Greenpeace group at anti-austerity protest | Manchester Greenpeace group at anti-austerity protest |
| Manchester Greenpeace calling fro a ban on fracking and a drive for clean energy at Manchester anti-austerity protest | Manchester Greenpeace calling fro a ban on fracking and a drive for clean energy at Manchester anti-austerity protest |
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| By thesnufkin | By thesnufkin |
| 4 October 2015, 16:10 | 4 October 2015, 16:10 |
| Bolton against bedroom tax | Bolton against bedroom tax |
| Photograph of one of our group members at the Manchester AntiAusterity protest march happening right now. We are from the Bolton Against Bedroomtax campaign @BBEDTAX | Photograph of one of our group members at the Manchester AntiAusterity protest march happening right now. We are from the Bolton Against Bedroomtax campaign @BBEDTAX |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By Elsa Anna | By Elsa Anna |
| 4 October 2015, 12:43 | 4 October 2015, 12:43 |
| In Castlefield basin at the rally | In Castlefield basin at the rally |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By RichardSTW | By RichardSTW |
| 4 October 2015, 15:56 | 4 October 2015, 15:56 |
| Natalie with Sunderland Greens in Manchester | Natalie with Sunderland Greens in Manchester |
| Rachel Featherstone of Sunderland Green Party with Natalie Bennett in the crowd outside the Tory conference | Rachel Featherstone of Sunderland Green Party with Natalie Bennett in the crowd outside the Tory conference |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By Richard253 | By Richard253 |
| 5 October 2015, 8:59 | 5 October 2015, 8:59 |
| pig-headed protestor | pig-headed protestor |
| Pig-Gate proved to be something of a theme at the TUC March and Rally in Manchestr | Pig-Gate proved to be something of a theme at the TUC March and Rally in Manchestr |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By Alastair Price | By Alastair Price |
| 4 October 2015, 22:28 | 4 October 2015, 22:28 |
| Northern Poorhouse | Northern Poorhouse |
| Spotted at the end of the march | Spotted at the end of the march |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By MisterMeerkat | By MisterMeerkat |
| 5 October 2015, 10:12 | 5 October 2015, 10:12 |
| Teresa May Surprise Appearance | Teresa May Surprise Appearance |
| One of my favourite signs of the march | One of my favourite signs of the march |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By MisterMeerkat | By MisterMeerkat |
| 5 October 2015, 10:24 | 5 October 2015, 10:24 |
| "Don't Bomb Syria" Anti-Austerity Protest, Manchester UK. | "Don't Bomb Syria" Anti-Austerity Protest, Manchester UK. |
| Protester signs petition at Anti-Austerity Protest in Manchester, United Kingdom. | Protester signs petition at Anti-Austerity Protest in Manchester, United Kingdom. |
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| By nicaaquino | By nicaaquino |
| 4 October 2015, 14:26 | 4 October 2015, 14:26 |
| Badgers against the Tories | Badgers against the Tories |
| My daughter Eve protesting on behalf of the Badgers. | My daughter Eve protesting on behalf of the Badgers. |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By Mary Jones | By Mary Jones |
| 4 October 2015, 17:20 | 4 October 2015, 17:20 |
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| the event was very peaceful, everyone had a common cause. | |
| austerity demonstration manchester october 4th 2015 | |
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| 5 October 2015, 11:17 | |
| Billy Bragg | |
| Billy Bragg soundchecks before the TUC March in Manchester | |
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| By Alastair Price | |
| 4 October 2015, 22:31 | |
| This Picnic Is Political | This Picnic Is Political |
| Two women just camping out on the skirts of the protest route. | Two women just camping out on the skirts of the protest route. |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
| By Danny Ryder | By Danny Ryder |
| 4 October 2015, 20:54 | 4 October 2015, 20:54 |