This is for the people in the US who received scant media coverage of the huge protest (several hundred thousand people) against public spending cuts in London on Saturday. US media was far more interested in diverting our attention to preparations for the Royal Wedding.
A couple dressed as caricatures of David Cameron and Margaret Thatcher make scissor shapes with their hands
For more pictures of the London protest, click on this.
More importantly, here is a much more detailed description of the organizing efforts that are just beginning all across Britain.
Across Britain, local groups are organising. False Economy lists an impressive 100-plus anti-cuts campaigns – everything from three people painting a banner to groups with hundreds of members. The anti-cuts movement has not only reinvigorated local campaigning, but also raised important questions – crucially, asking how campaigns can involve people who are angry and want to take action but are not used to political or trade union organising.