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#N30 Photo diary – Occupy join thousands of people protesting public sector cuts in the UK

#N30 7am. Occupy marchers meet at Liverpool Station, London, and spread out a banner to the sound of a drum band escort. This same banner would see a lot of action during the course of the day.

#N30 the drum band escort lead us along the streets of London where we visited the other picket lines where workers were on strike against public sector cuts.

#N30 Heavy police presence for the Occupy morning march

If you don't want to see your pension being cut, look away now.

Occupy London morning march heads along the streets of London towards the picket lines of other protest groups against public sector cuts.

The Occupy camp at St Pauls, where the structures for the banners were made.

The banners, completed. I was honoured to be among the many lending a hand to build them, and to be among those carrying them. Unweildy things, they are, but damn effective! Make your own at www.demoteck.org

George, a former public sector worker whose pension has been cut - again.

Occupy march grows are we head toward the merging point to meet other protesting groups from the public sector.

The polices subtle way of saying they didn't want us going down that street.

Occupy join with protestors from the public sector

thousands take to the streets of london to protest public sector and pension cuts.

Lots of mums brought their kids on the marches. One told me “sadly, she will probably have to do this for the next 20 years, so i figured now was a good time to learn how its done“

More of the protesters. I wish, at this point, I had bought a camera instead of my phone, as I couldnt get a good shot of the thousands here!

Occupy protesters, shortly before the picadilly action, which I have no shots of as I had gone for food. Cursing myself cos I wish I had gone in with them.

Post Preston House action, Police move in on occupiers who were simply returning from the march and not involved with the action.

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