Make the holigan element that were arrested pay the cost of policing this March
Uploaded by BenBronxNYY on Mar 26, 2011
More than 250,000 people have attended a march and rally in central London against public spending cuts. In the largest public protest since the Iraq war rally in 2003, marchers from across the UK set off from Victoria Embankment to Hyde Park. The march began at 1200 GMT and it took more than four hours for the protesters to file past the Houses of Parliament on their way to the park.
Small groups attacked shops and banks with a stand-off in Piccadilly. There have been 214 arrests and 66 people injured, including 13 police.
Ministers say the cuts are necessary to get the public finances in order.
There have been separate incidents involving a number of protesters, some with their faces covered by scarves, away from the main march:
* A sit-in organised by the campaign group UK Uncut took place at Fortnum & Mason department store in Piccadilly. The group has previously mounted protests against tax avoidance measures by big businesses.
* A bonfire was lit by protesters at Oxford Circus, where earlier police said light bulbs containing ammonia were thrown at officers.
* Topshop on Oxford Street had its windows smashed and was doused with paint.
* Missiles were thrown at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly
* Bank branches including the Royal Bank of Scotland were attacked with paint and had windows broken, while branches of HSBC and Santander were broken into.
Scotland Yard said there had been 202 arrests for public order offences, criminal damage, aggravated trespass and violent disorder.
Small groups attacked shops and banks with a stand-off in Piccadilly. There have been 214 arrests and 66 people injured, including 13 police.
Ministers say the cuts are necessary to get the public finances in order.
There have been separate incidents involving a number of protesters, some with their faces covered by scarves, away from the main march:
* A sit-in organised by the campaign group UK Uncut took place at Fortnum & Mason department store in Piccadilly. The group has previously mounted protests against tax avoidance measures by big businesses.
* A bonfire was lit by protesters at Oxford Circus, where earlier police said light bulbs containing ammonia were thrown at officers.
* Topshop on Oxford Street had its windows smashed and was doused with paint.
* Missiles were thrown at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly
* Bank branches including the Royal Bank of Scotland were attacked with paint and had windows broken, while branches of HSBC and Santander were broken into.
Scotland Yard said there had been 202 arrests for public order offences, criminal damage, aggravated trespass and violent disorder.
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