Protest against council cuts
DOZENS of people are expected to gather outside Nottingham's Council House this lunchtime to protest against planned cuts.
The council's budget is set to be agreed at a full meeting today.
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The protest has been organised by Unison in response to Nottingham City Council's plans to cut adult social care services.
The council needs to save £18m this year, and proposals include closing the Riverside Residential Home in Bulwell, introducing a £2 charge for all day centre users and increasing charges for transport and meals.
Among those who will be at the protest are users of the Acorn Resource Centre in Hyson Green.
Felicity Swift, 60, has cerebral palsy and has been using the centre since 1977.
She said: "I feel it's closure by the back door. If they can get people to stop coming by putting the charges up, then they will have a reason to close it."
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by Protester, Nottingham
Monday, March 08 2010, 10:53PM
“Who ever Tyler Durden was supporting the old people in wheelchairs and getting kicked out of the council building for protesting was a legend.”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Monday, March 08 2010, 9:59PM
“"lawful British National Party..."
Oh goodness, Malc, your party's been forced by the courts to change its constitution and make it look vaguely like it isn't fascist.
When we all see the reality beneath.”
by Malc, British National Party
Monday, March 08 2010, 9:38PM
“O madbager you are so predictable have you been reading the fiction pages in the papers again, you know how to print lies and do the smearing so you must be a good socialist ( communist ) . BNP will grow and grow nothing you and the thugs in the commie unions can do about it, i suppose we will have the usual rubbish at our festival this , are you throwing stones this year madbager or will it be throwing something else , hate will get you no where , so stop directing your knuckle dusting, brain-dead socialist ( communists) thugs against the democratic lawful British National Party, do something good for a change.”
by Gary, Nottingham
Monday, March 08 2010, 9:33PM
“LOL @ SadBadger "The American Renaissance conference is a central event in the calendar of any self-respecting white nationalist, neo-nazi, Klansman or Holocaust denier"
Can supporters of illegal wars & collusion in torture attend too ?”
by MadBadger, The Sett
Monday, March 08 2010, 2:30PM
“No, Mr Sensible, I think 'Malc' was referring to this...
" Nick Griffin¿s junket to North America last month fell flat following the last-minute cancellation of the American Renaissance conference at which he was to have been a keynote speaker.
The American Renaissance conference is a central event in the calendar of any self-respecting white nationalist, neo-nazi, Klansman or Holocaust denier and its cancellation will be a big blow.
He was at Griffin¿s side during the MSU event as Griffin¿s speech degenerated into little more than a heated argument between him and his audience. The Michigan Messenger, the student newspaper, reported that during his ¿Q and A¿ with the audience, ¿Griffin called protesters stupid, accused them of being bused in from Detroit, and of being lesbians. He also told protesters he would ¿shove¿ homosexuals back in the closet and ¿kill them.¿¿”