Thousands in anti-war march
Monday, October 8 04:00 pm
Thousands of people took part in a 90-minute rally in Trafalgar Square before marching down Whitehall towards Parliament on Monday.
Organisers of the demonstration said the last-minute decision to let the march go ahead was a "significant blow" for democracy and liberty.
A number of students, trade union activists and peace campaigners joined the demonstration. They heard a series of speeches from politicians, union leaders and peace campaigners demanding that Gordon Brown brings all British troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lindsey German, convener of the Stop The War coalition, said the group had been told time and again by police in recent days that they could not go ahead with the march. She said the authorities and MPs had underestimated the determination of the anti-war movement.
"And we don't want the troops brought home just so they can be sent to Afghanistan or the Iranian border. We want a permanent break with George Bush's murderous, imperialistic policies." →
Thousands of people took part in a 90-minute rally in Trafalgar Square before marching down Whitehall towards Parliament on Monday.Organisers of the demonstration said the last-minute decision to let the march go ahead was a "significant blow" for democracy and liberty.
A number of students, trade union activists and peace campaigners joined the demonstration. They heard a series of speeches from politicians, union leaders and peace campaigners demanding that Gordon Brown brings all British troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lindsey German, convener of the Stop The War coalition, said the group had been told time and again by police in recent days that they could not go ahead with the march. She said the authorities and MPs had underestimated the determination of the anti-war movement.
"And we don't want the troops brought home just so they can be sent to Afghanistan or the Iranian border. We want a permanent break with George Bush's murderous, imperialistic policies." →
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