"People are now questioning this government's competence, and getting angry about the choices it is making. This protest is only the beginning. We will keep doing so until they stop this economic kamikaze mission. This chaotic coalition can destroy itself by all means, but we will not let them take our country and our services with them,” he added.
Darren Nicholl, 41, a teacher from Manchester, wheeled his son, Luca, aged two, asleep through all the noise, in a buggy carrying a banner saying 'We love Sure Start'. Mr Nicholl said: "I'm here protesting against the proposed closure of Sure Start in Burnage. "I have just recovered from cancer and there is no way the family would have got back on track without our Sure Start centre. "The march is great, ordinary people need a greater voice." As the march snaked past the Manchester Central conference centre protesters chanted: "Tory scum, off our streets" and "David Cameron on your bike, we want a general strike!"
See the police leading the march? Anyone....anyone
Next one very loud, turn down the sound
And so, the working people of the world have had enough. And the jobless of the world haven't had enough work. Together, there is a malaise that won't be cured by Cutting Social Servicses to the public.
The UK youth have woken up!
The Brits are not going to take it, that's for sure.
Around 35,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Manchester today as the Conservative Party conference began in the city.
The huge protest swamped the city centre, marching past the heavily guarded venue where Prime Minister David Cameron's Tory party is gathered.
Blowing whistles and horns and waving flags and banners claiming Cameron's "Tory Fat Cats" were to blame for coalition public sector cuts the noisy demo chanted "Tories out!" as they began the march.
Organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), it was billed as a march and rally for "The Alternative - jobs, growth, justice" in opposition to the coalition's axing of public services and pensions.
Huge numbers of mainstream public sector unions and workers, including fire fighters and teachers, took part along with a range of left-wing activists.
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