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Unions stage 'Stand Up OnThe South Coast' protest in Southampton
1:20pm Saturday 26th January 2013 in News By Ed Stilliard, Senior Reporter
Protestors march through Southampton today.
Scores of demonstrators marched through Southampton city centre this afternoon to protest against cuts being made by the government.
Shoppers looked on as representatives of trades unions paraded peacefully along Above Bar waving placards and banners.
They marched from the Guildhall towards the Bargate and then back towards West Quay Shopping Centre calling for an end to austerity measures in the first of a series of protests that are being held along the south coast.
Organsier Darren Proctor said: "Today is about the unions coming together and making the public aware of the policies that are going through.
"We will be here to engage with shoppers and talk to them about the reforms that are taking place. Why should the working man or woman have to pay while rich businesses and corporations get away without paying their taxes?"
The protest is expected to remain outside West Quay for most of the afternoon.
Comments(23)
southy
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2:51pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Big Mac wrote:Theres only one way to know the numbers and that is to count them all one-by-one, after that the next best way is to count up all those that said they went, which is the way I do it because I am not going to stand there counting each and every one, plus do it the way I do it brings you very close to the real figure that did go, monday morning will be the earlest to get those figures, when the union office will have those figures.
Could you confirm in numbers please Daily Echo. Southy doesn't know how to exaggerate 'scores' and we wouldn't want him getting his facts wrong on such an important issue. Anything ending in a nought will help him as a starting point. Thanks
Going on the number that said they will be going in the last few weeks on the web sites puts it around the 170. mark
southy
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2:56pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Good to see that the SWP could be having a change of heart locally, maybe they might be joining the rest of the SWP nationally and with drawing there support to the Labour Party.
stay local
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2:58pm Sat 26 Jan 13
southy wrote:Fantastic you should be a returning officer at the next election, no one can fault the accuracy of your information.
Big Mac wrote:Theres only one way to know the numbers and that is to count them all one-by-one, after that the next best way is to count up all those that said they went, which is the way I do it because I am not going to stand there counting each and every one, plus do it the way I do it brings you very close to the real figure that did go, monday morning will be the earlest to get those figures, when the union office will have those figures.
Could you confirm in numbers please Daily Echo. Southy doesn't know how to exaggerate 'scores' and we wouldn't want him getting his facts wrong on such an important issue. Anything ending in a nought will help him as a starting point. Thanks
Going on the number that said they will be going in the last few weeks on the web sites puts it around the 170. mark
What you mean is you have no idea what so ever how many people there were. Is this another example of you inability to tell the truth.
southy
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3:12pm Sat 26 Jan 13
stay local wrote:No it means I am able to find out easy enough, its called having the right connections in the know to be able to find out.
southy wrote:Fantastic you should be a returning officer at the next election, no one can fault the accuracy of your information.
Big Mac wrote:Theres only one way to know the numbers and that is to count them all one-by-one, after that the next best way is to count up all those that said they went, which is the way I do it because I am not going to stand there counting each and every one, plus do it the way I do it brings you very close to the real figure that did go, monday morning will be the earlest to get those figures, when the union office will have those figures.
Could you confirm in numbers please Daily Echo. Southy doesn't know how to exaggerate 'scores' and we wouldn't want him getting his facts wrong on such an important issue. Anything ending in a nought will help him as a starting point. Thanks
Going on the number that said they will be going in the last few weeks on the web sites puts it around the 170. mark
What you mean is you have no idea what so ever how many people there were. Is this another example of you inability to tell the truth.
As for today I was going to go my self but was unable to, if I had gone then I would off all ready seen the numbers and had a chance to ask each group that turned up how many of there members was there.
And if you notice I have not put a number on todays rally, apart from a figure that people who said they would be going in the last few weeks.
southy
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3:14pm Sat 26 Jan 13
southy
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3:22pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Shoong
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4:05pm Sat 26 Jan 13
southy wrote:Wow, you have a lot off free time on your hands, what with playing in the snow with children, being a babbling brook of BS on here and counting people at rallies, how do you find the time for work?
If your that interested then there is a meeting taking place at the Juniper Berry function room starting soon
Oh yes, you don't work.
stay local
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4:15pm Sat 26 Jan 13
MisterGrimsdale
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5:11pm Sat 26 Jan 13
(TUSC hashtag weknowwhoyouare)
Big Mac
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5:26pm Sat 26 Jan 13
IronLady2010
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5:41pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Why couldn't they have done this in a field somewhere in the middle of no-where so they can have their fun without inconveniencing everyone else. Selfish people!
freefinker
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5:45pm Sat 26 Jan 13
southy wrote:.. my guess, once southy has crunched some numbers, then doubled it at least, added in some factors only relevant to Trotskyists, and rounded it up; there were over 500 demonstrating.
Clue there was at lest 60 people in the march filmed in the video clip, which did not show the start nor the end of the march.
Any advance?
Shame we have to wait until at least Monday to find his ‘official’ turnout.
It really is like the old Soviet 5 year plans – ‘official’ figures prove all targets exceeded by 200% in only 4 years.
IronLady2010
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5:52pm Sat 26 Jan 13
They must have got bored early, as at 2pm I was in WH Smith and there wasn't anyone to be seen waving flags and blowing whistles.
Big Mac
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6:01pm Sat 26 Jan 13
IronLady2010 wrote:What?! Not even Southy there blowing his own trumpet!
"The protest is expected to remain outside West Quay for most of the afternoon."
They must have got bored early, as at 2pm I was in WH Smith and there wasn't anyone to be seen waving flags and blowing whistles.
IronLady2010
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6:06pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Big Mac wrote:Southy was busy at home blowing his trumpet.
IronLady2010 wrote:What?! Not even Southy there blowing his own trumpet!
"The protest is expected to remain outside West Quay for most of the afternoon."
They must have got bored early, as at 2pm I was in WH Smith and there wasn't anyone to be seen waving flags and blowing whistles.
southy
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1:40am Sun 27 Jan 13
stay local wrote:Stop twisting words Stay I will repeat just for you seeing it to hard for you to under stand.
So Southy you said about 170 and I said you had no idea now you say at least 60 so only an error of 283% sounds like you really had no idea and are still now better off, as your latest number by your own admission is another guess. Is it policy of the TUSC to be completely unreliable?
On the web sites about 170 people said they would be going, it don't mean that the whole 170 people would turn up.
The video clip did not show the people at the front on the march nore did it show any one at the back of the march, all it showed was about 60 people in the middle of the march, on top of that 60 add on those in the front and those on the back of the march.
and if you want a very close figure then monday would be the day when that can be check on, will be able to find out who did not turn up.
freefinker
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8:59am Sun 27 Jan 13
southy wrote:.. but you can't trust those websites, can you?
stay local wrote:Stop twisting words Stay I will repeat just for you seeing it to hard for you to under stand.
So Southy you said about 170 and I said you had no idea now you say at least 60 so only an error of 283% sounds like you really had no idea and are still now better off, as your latest number by your own admission is another guess. Is it policy of the TUSC to be completely unreliable?
On the web sites about 170 people said they would be going, it don't mean that the whole 170 people would turn up.
The video clip did not show the people at the front on the march nore did it show any one at the back of the march, all it showed was about 60 people in the middle of the march, on top of that 60 add on those in the front and those on the back of the march.
and if you want a very close figure then monday would be the day when that can be check on, will be able to find out who did not turn up.
Remember, you have already told us 90% of them are false.
southy
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12:44pm Sun 27 Jan 13
freefinker wrote:Look at what I said Free and stop trying to twistt words it don't work.
southy wrote:.. but you can't trust those websites, can you?
stay local wrote:Stop twisting words Stay I will repeat just for you seeing it to hard for you to under stand.
So Southy you said about 170 and I said you had no idea now you say at least 60 so only an error of 283% sounds like you really had no idea and are still now better off, as your latest number by your own admission is another guess. Is it policy of the TUSC to be completely unreliable?
On the web sites about 170 people said they would be going, it don't mean that the whole 170 people would turn up.
The video clip did not show the people at the front on the march nore did it show any one at the back of the march, all it showed was about 60 people in the middle of the march, on top of that 60 add on those in the front and those on the back of the march.
and if you want a very close figure then monday would be the day when that can be check on, will be able to find out who did not turn up.
Remember, you have already told us 90% of them are false.
I all ready said the artical is a word for word copy of what was said in the Staff local news paper.
freefinker
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1:32pm Sun 27 Jan 13
southy wrote:.. I've already dealt with the Staffordshire local rag right near the beginning - no response from you.
freefinker wrote:Look at what I said Free and stop trying to twistt words it don't work.
southy wrote:.. but you can't trust those websites, can you?
stay local wrote:Stop twisting words Stay I will repeat just for you seeing it to hard for you to under stand.
So Southy you said about 170 and I said you had no idea now you say at least 60 so only an error of 283% sounds like you really had no idea and are still now better off, as your latest number by your own admission is another guess. Is it policy of the TUSC to be completely unreliable?
On the web sites about 170 people said they would be going, it don't mean that the whole 170 people would turn up.
The video clip did not show the people at the front on the march nore did it show any one at the back of the march, all it showed was about 60 people in the middle of the march, on top of that 60 add on those in the front and those on the back of the march.
and if you want a very close figure then monday would be the day when that can be check on, will be able to find out who did not turn up.
Remember, you have already told us 90% of them are false.
I all ready said the artical is a word for word copy of what was said in the Staff local news paper.
This latest comment of mine is aimed at you insisting you can place trust in websites about the number of people who indicated they would be attending.
Again, as 90% of all websites are wrong (according to you) how do you know you are relying on the 10% that are right? The odds are very much against, aren’t they?
cantthinkofone
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9:16pm Sun 27 Jan 13
More seriously, I wish I'd have known about this as I would have added to the numbers.
southy
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11:57am Mon 28 Jan 13
freefinker wrote:What bit did you not under stand free. I said how many that said they would be going (this as been posted on more than one page on FB for a few weeks that this demo was going to be taking place), weather if they all turned up is another matter.
southy wrote:.. I've already dealt with the Staffordshire local rag right near the beginning - no response from you.
freefinker wrote:Look at what I said Free and stop trying to twistt words it don't work.
southy wrote:.. but you can't trust those websites, can you?
stay local wrote:Stop twisting words Stay I will repeat just for you seeing it to hard for you to under stand.
So Southy you said about 170 and I said you had no idea now you say at least 60 so only an error of 283% sounds like you really had no idea and are still now better off, as your latest number by your own admission is another guess. Is it policy of the TUSC to be completely unreliable?
On the web sites about 170 people said they would be going, it don't mean that the whole 170 people would turn up.
The video clip did not show the people at the front on the march nore did it show any one at the back of the march, all it showed was about 60 people in the middle of the march, on top of that 60 add on those in the front and those on the back of the march.
and if you want a very close figure then monday would be the day when that can be check on, will be able to find out who did not turn up.
Remember, you have already told us 90% of them are false.
I all ready said the artical is a word for word copy of what was said in the Staff local news paper.
This latest comment of mine is aimed at you insisting you can place trust in websites about the number of people who indicated they would be attending.
Again, as 90% of all websites are wrong (according to you) how do you know you are relying on the 10% that are right? The odds are very much against, aren’t they?
In the video film clip I counted 60 people, but the video did not show the front or the rear of the march (so those in the from and rear would also need to be added on).
And I replied to you about the Staff newspaper, you did get a response but like normal for you chose to ignore it, I will repeat my response to you, I said
Its a word for word copy what was said in the Stafford newspaper, so the info is reliable. Plus this morning I had it confirmed from Unison area Exc.
Here is the difference between you, many others on here and that is you do not have the back up off loads of people in the areas where it is concerned to find out what is true and what is not.
Mind you you can not be trusted in what you say any way, you do not even know what a Trotsky is, but try very weakly to pass it off to all those on the real left as propaganda.
Heres a clue for you what to look for in a trotsky person, He will believe in a Stateless society, and believe there should be NO workers Unions which is a small part of Trotsky policy.
Now don't you feel foolish As I believe there should all ways be workers unions present.
cantthinkofone
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1:33pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Big Mac says...
2:28pm Sat 26 Jan 13