On 24th November, a day on which there was a massive student protest across the UK, (see: http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/11/468556.html ) the Sheffield Anti Cuts Alliance was launched.
250 to 300 trade unionists, students, activists, campaigners, service users, claimants socialists, anarchists and greens packed this first meeting of the Sheffield Anti cuts Alliance tonight. I got the sense that I was not the only one who was impressed by the size and everyone seemed invigorated by todays massive turnout on the student/school student demo in sheff. Not only did the NUS sheff president speak but messages of solidarity from the occupation at sheff university were read out.