TUC RIGHT OFF

Wednesday’s budget was another banker-friendly cop-out, with a cut in corporation tax (like they don’t make enough from tax avoidance...), designed to encourage the multi-nationals to set up in the UK, while ordinary people feel the brunt of the spending cuts. The freezes in fuel and aviation tax may be a PR-friendly concession for the Ford Focus, Florida holidaying classes, but the massive anti-cuts sentiment has been once again ignored by the Con-dems.

Don’t despair though, on Saturday 26th March the TUC will be leading the masses into the revolution. The so-called “March for The Alternative” will gather on Victoria Embankment from 11am aiming to arrive in Hyde Park shortly around 1:30pm for a speech by Milliband the Younger. You can then get a coach home and vote Labour at the next available opportunity, after all it’s about time they had a turn.

If that’s not quite enough for you there are a number of other activities that are planned, however “There are no official feeder marches!” so don’t get carried away by ideas of autonomy or empowerment. Despite this here’s a run-down of just some of the fun things to do in London:

The Radical Workers’ bloc will assemble 11am Kensington Park, 11.30am march over Westminster Bridge, 12pm march to Hyde Park. Nearest tube Oval. See www.afed.org.uk

The Education bloc (including militant workers’ and anarchist blocs) will assemble 10am Universtiy of London Union, Malet St. Apparently anarcho types should follow the banners and sound-systems which will end up at Oxford St. at 2pm. Nearest tube Goodge St. (more info see www.studentassembly.org.uk)

“Occupy For the Alternative” called by UK Uncut, will form up at 11.30am at the National Theatre on the South Bank, heading to Oxford St. for 2pm for a variety of occupations and actions, then gathering at Oxford Circus for a mass occupation of a top secret target. Nearest tube Oxford Circus. (more info see www.ukuncut.org.uk)

Pink and Black Bloc called by Queer Resistance. Soho Square, London W1D, 10am moving off 10.30am to Cambridge Circus then on to the main march. Nearest tube Tottenham Court Rd.

Dissident feeder march Cable Street, E1, 11am. Nearest tube Shadwell or Aldgate East.

Women’s bloc. Meet 10am Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand. Wear purple and green bring noise making equipment. Nearest tube Temple. For more details Twitter @WACLon or call 07582288913 on the day.

North London feeder march Lincoln Inn Fields at 11am. Nearest tube Holborn.
 There’ll be an IWW rally by Park Lane fountain, Hyde Park 3.30pm.

Missed out on getting busted at Earl St? Get down to the Big Society HQ - a squatted convergence space at 61 Curzon Street and you too could win a stale pasty and £3,500 courtesy of the Met. Nearest tube Green Park. (more info see http://reallyfreeschool.org)

Resist 26! (Chris Knight - see SchNEWS nutter-alert 942) are calling for “peoples occupation” of Hyde Park. They want people to bring sound-systems, car batteries, lighting, food etc. (see http://www.resist26.org)

All in all expect heavy policing, intrusive surveillance, stewards collaborating with police, confusion, chaos, kettling and just possibly something to make the day worth while. See you on the streets.

* See Indymedia.org.uk for a full listing of the day’s action.