More than a little disturbing. Whether you agree with #protests or not, the right to protest has long been a part of British democracy.
#JarrowMarchers
#TolpuddleMartyrs
#PeterlooMasacre
#MatchgirlsStrike
All the above, and more, have clawed worker's rights from the bosses
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There are many more examples of workers fighting against unfair wages/dangerous living conditions/spiralling living costs in the face of stagnant wages...sound familiar?
When the government enacted their Bill, an assault on protestor freedoms, this was the inevitable result /2
#JarrowMarchers of 5–31 October 1936, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, was an organised protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the English town of Jarrow during the 1930s.
More details below:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrow_March
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#PeterlooMassacre took place at Manchester, on Monday 16 August 1819. Fifteen people died when cavalry charged into a crowd of around 60,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.
Details below:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre
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#TolpuddleMartyrs were 6 agricultural labourers from Tolpuddle-Dorset, in 1834, who were arrested and convicted under an obscure act and sentenced to penal transportation. Public protests led to their return in 1836.
Details below:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolpuddle_Martyrs
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Much of worker's history is barely taught, even actively ignored.
An educated workforce won't be bullied. An educated workforce won't "make do". An educated workforce won't be divided.
#EnoughIsEnough with this right wing kacistocracy.
No more
#ToryBritain
#ToriesOutNow
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Helen Stirling-Lane
