Occupy IOW
by wighteye
In sympathy with the global occupy camps, including those in London and New York, a group of about 30 concerned individuals met in St Thomas’ Square, Newport to show solidarity with other protestors and outrage at the situation where the top 1% of the population, bankers included, have been getting richer at the expense of the 99%. Local Conservative MP, Andrew Turner, arrived and informally engaged several protesters in debate prior to speeches by Mark Chiverton (Labour candidate at the last General Election and UNISON shop steward) , Geoff Lumley (only Labour Councillor on IW Council). Robin Sivapalan spoke passionately about the scandal of the UK Arms Trade peddling misery and war in the Middle East and beyond and Tanja Rebel encouraged those present to seize the opportunity to create a more equitable system for all.
