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| Anti-austerity protest: 'David Cameron is a robot made of ham' and other brilliant banners from the march | Anti-austerity protest: 'David Cameron is a robot made of ham' and other brilliant banners from the march |
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| Tens of thousands have taken to the streets of London to protest the Conservative government’s austerity measures - but despite the seriousness of their message humour abounds in protesters’ banners. | Tens of thousands have taken to the streets of London to protest the Conservative government’s austerity measures - but despite the seriousness of their message humour abounds in protesters’ banners. |
| The march, believed to be the largest since the election of the Conservative government in May, was organised by the People’s Assembly. | The march, believed to be the largest since the election of the Conservative government in May, was organised by the People’s Assembly. |
| Russell Brand, Charlotte Church and Caroline Lucas will address the gathered crowds, with Guardian journalist Owen Jones already speaking. | Russell Brand, Charlotte Church and Caroline Lucas will address the gathered crowds, with Guardian journalist Owen Jones already speaking. |
| The demonstration will draw attention to the cuts - some already implented and some in planning - with an especial focus on homelessness, inequality and child poverty. | The demonstration will draw attention to the cuts - some already implented and some in planning - with an especial focus on homelessness, inequality and child poverty. |
| Social media has been flooded by images and vines of the protesters. We collected our favourite banners so far: | Social media has been flooded by images and vines of the protesters. We collected our favourite banners so far: |
| Rocking banner #justicebloc #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/Bjfj8Zrzpg | Rocking banner #justicebloc #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/Bjfj8Zrzpg |
| Letting dolphins govern has got to be one of the more unusual banners of the day: | Letting dolphins govern has got to be one of the more unusual banners of the day: |
| And we're off! #EndAusterityNow and now able to see a wider array of banners pic.twitter.com/3dOlmYRlum | And we're off! #EndAusterityNow and now able to see a wider array of banners pic.twitter.com/3dOlmYRlum |
| So this one isn't exactly a 'banner' but we couldn't help but want to include it: | So this one isn't exactly a 'banner' but we couldn't help but want to include it: |
| Just bumped into Gideon. #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/Z86uQP60JN | Just bumped into Gideon. #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/Z86uQP60JN |
| Is this the queue for the foodbank? #endausteritynow #junedemo #imtheretoo pic.twitter.com/osZbu7ApZQ | Is this the queue for the foodbank? #endausteritynow #junedemo #imtheretoo pic.twitter.com/osZbu7ApZQ |
| Anyone up the front? Are you marching already? #EndAusterityNow #Londondemo pic.twitter.com/SSFPKd1uSs | Anyone up the front? Are you marching already? #EndAusterityNow #Londondemo pic.twitter.com/SSFPKd1uSs |
| #EndAusterityNOW And here's @bitoclass with the other side of his placard. Used before but sadly nowt's changed! pic.twitter.com/hykRkH0qV9 | #EndAusterityNOW And here's @bitoclass with the other side of his placard. Used before but sadly nowt's changed! pic.twitter.com/hykRkH0qV9 |
| One of the banners showcased #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/89RVdT1oDn | One of the banners showcased #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/89RVdT1oDn |
| Cam-Jong-un. Best sign yet! Haha #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/AZsHqfF7ff | Cam-Jong-un. Best sign yet! Haha #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/AZsHqfF7ff |
| And, obviously, no march would be a protest without some Mean Girls inspired banners: | And, obviously, no march would be a protest without some Mean Girls inspired banners: |
| I have the best placard. Courtesy of @leahfrancis93 #EndAusterityNow #MeanGirlsBloc pic.twitter.com/iskDhKWLlC | I have the best placard. Courtesy of @leahfrancis93 #EndAusterityNow #MeanGirlsBloc pic.twitter.com/iskDhKWLlC |
| (These are probably our favourites.) | (These are probably our favourites.) |
| #meangirlsbloc has the best placards #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/DfHlY5MzvU | #meangirlsbloc has the best placards #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/DfHlY5MzvU |
| True #EndAusterityNow #AusterityMarch pic.twitter.com/YGzrlIOSd5 | True #EndAusterityNow #AusterityMarch pic.twitter.com/YGzrlIOSd5 |
| Yes mate #EndAusterityNow #MossDef pic.twitter.com/Ggo7I7zLq2 | |
| To sum up... #EndAusterityNow pic.twitter.com/wW8Gkm1UKK | |
| #EndAusterityNow @stephenwhittle @Gabriel_Whittle wish you were here! pic.twitter.com/lMW6blkswS | |
| These images also show the humour on the march. The picture directly below is by artist Kaya Mar (you can see more of his politically-inspired work here). | These images also show the humour on the march. The picture directly below is by artist Kaya Mar (you can see more of his politically-inspired work here). |
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