The
organisers would like to thank everyone who has turned out today. It
really means a lot, so thank you for making the effort.
We
are just one of many protests being made in many places in Britain,
and I am sure we will be far from the last, for as long as people
like you know that austerity is wrong, that it hurts people, that it
blights the lives of the young, that it blights the lives of those
less able to fend for themselves, that it blights the lives of those
that depend on public services, for so long as the axe is being
wielded, then people like you will come forward to be counted, to say
“No – not in my name”.
That
is what this protest is about, to make it loud and clear that what is
being done to turn Great Britain into Food-bank Britain is not being
done in my name, not in your name, not in the name of the person
standing next to you, not in the name of any of us who are here
today.
May
I remind everyone that this is a peaceful and orderly protest, so
please respect the guidance of the stewards, they are here to help us
make your voice heard.
We
really appreciate the co-operation of the police, who are going to be
subjected to massive additional cuts. We are here for them just as
much as we are for all others in public service affected by the cuts.
We
are starting here by County Hall in sympathy for the Council, because
it is the Council that is going to have to make so many cuts that we
know that at heart they do not want to make. They will have no choice
about destroying so much that they have built up over the years, and
we know that that will come hard. It is not fair, it is not just, and
it is not what the people of Pembrokeshire deserve.
Our
route is County Hall, County Hotel, Multi-storey car park, Old
Bridge, Bridge Street, Castle Square (10-15 mins) High St, into
Market Street ending outside Stephen Crabb’s office.
Sadly
we cannot deliver our protest to Stephen Crabb in person, because he
is in London planning the very cuts to which we are objecting.
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A change of plans means this speech was not given. However, the other two speeches were.
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A report of the march was made in the local press:
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