Archive for the tag 'Demonstration'

Yesterday as the Conservative party conference got under-way, thousands of people gathered in Birmingham to protest against the proposed public sector cuts and reduced public spending.  The weather was decidedly inclement, but the protesters were still determined to get their message across peacefully, but with a strong voice.  BBC Birmingham report on the event:
Thousands of [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2010

It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.
Alice Caldwell Rice

12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2010

Filed under Anecdotes

A Long Day

Today was always going to be long but it turned out to be even longer than expected because the doorbell rang twice at 4.30am or maybe I was just dreaming and that didn’t really happen… Whatever I didn’t get back to sleep properly after that.
I had to get up early to man the picket [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2010

Tomorrow, PCS members are set for a third day of industrial action to defend the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.  All we are asking is that the government sit down and talk with us rather than impose new conditions without a negotiated settlement.
So it will be another early start to another busy day for me. [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 23rd 2010

I had so many threes it was difficult to pick a favourite so I have chosen three threes.
The first picture is of friends and colleagues during a demonstration in Birmingham last week where we were campaigning to keep our terms and conditions.
The following two are a bit more lighthearted they are  from my weekend in [...]

28 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2010