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February 2018

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HE and FE march for pensions and jobs

London. Wed 28 Feb 2018



 Heavy snow was falling as I arrive at Malet St

 and people were covered with a layer of snow

 A speaker addresses the crowd

 who stand listening in the snow

 Although I kept wiping the lens, many pictures were ruined by snow on it

 and faces often had snow flakes in front of them

 but spirits were still running high

 and there were still pictures to take

 

 

 

 Some arrived in groups, singing and chanting and with some interesting placards as well as the standard issue

 

 Some took a little thinking about 'Stop Mead-ling with our pensions! Shaman You!'

 A man in a black top hat tolls a bell and pulls a coffin with the message 'Bury Tory policies - NOT Education'

 

  Édouard Manet's Bar at the Folies-Bergère on a poster from the Courtauld Institute of Arts

 The UCU banner at the head of the protest

 'This is a College Not A Casino'

 A woman blows a kazoo

 in front of the Birkbeck Law School banner

 'Do You Believe in Life After Work'

 

 

 The head of the march goes past Senate House

 with the coffin not far behind

 'Our Austerity, Their Prosperity. Stop Outsourcing, Respect All Workers'

 'Hands off our pension!'

 'Furious? I'm FUUKing Raging'

 UCU posters 'Our Pension Axed. Support our strike to defend USS'

Another strong flurry of snow hits the marchers

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