Saturday 21 June 2014: 50,000 people marched through London to protest against austerity and the ruling coalition government.
The BBC was heavily criticised for not covering the largest anti-government demonstration for several years. It did however start coverage from 8pm that evening, but not before a deluge of social media condemnation of the publicly funded institution from across the globe.
Placards and banners highlighted a myriad of issues from tax avoidance and evasion to the bedroom tax and welfare cuts, education and NHS privatisation to calls for an end to the funding off the Trident nuclear weapons program.
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People’s Assembly Anti Austerity Protest
Comedian Mark Steel Addresses People’s Assembly Protest
FBU Matt Wrack Addresses People’s Assembly Protest
Health and Welfare Cut on People’s Assembly Protest
NUT On The People’s Assembly Anti Austerity Protest
PCS Union On The People’s Assembly Anti Austerity Protest
Bedroom Tax on The People’s Assembly Protest
Jeremy Corbyn MP Addresses People’s Assembly Protest
Immigration on The Peoples Assembly Protest
Class War on The People’s Assembly Protest
Tower Hamlets Mayor Luftar Rahman Addresses The People’s Assembly
People’s Assembly Anti Austerity Protest
Comedian Mark Steel Addresses People’s Assembly Protest
Health and Welfare Cut on People’s Assembly Protest
Bedroom Tax on The People’s Assembly Protest
Tower Hamlets Mayor Luftar Rahman Addresses The People’s Assembly
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