2012 Photo Review of the Year

In the third year of this Condem coalition, austerity began to fail, with the budget deficit rising as we entered a double dip recession. The triple dip recession may already have started. The council here announced huge budget cuts spelling the “end of local government as we know it“, the attacks on our welfare system accelerated and the fightback continued with 200,000 marching in London on October 20th, thousands in Birmingham for the Tory conference, companies and charities withdrawing from workfare, Charles House saved from closure, Redundancies stopped at Connexions (at least for now) and more words (though still little action) on tax avoidance.

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Demonstrations

Budget Day Protest Video:

Demo over benefit cuts after man sets himself on fire outside Selly Oak jobcentre

Unite Local Government Demonstration Over Pay Freezes

Pride is a Protest

No To Police Privatisation

Remploy

Tory Conference

Tory Conference Demonstration Video:

Campaigns

Charles House Saved

West Heath School Anti-Academy Campaign

DPAC Protest Against ATOS & The WCA

Boycott Workfare

UK Uncut

Petitioning at the CAB in October

Shelforce Closure

Birmingham Tenants and Homeless Action Group

Leisure Centre Privatisation

Workfare Walk of Shame Video:

Strikes

Montgomery Primary School Strike

Connexions

Ministerial Visits

Michael Gove

Andrew Lansley