Shades of Madison, Wisconsin?

From Eric Dondero:

An estimated 250,000 to 300,000 Leftists marched on London yesterday, demanding a halt to Prime Minister David Cameron's proposed budget cuts and lay-offs of state workers.

From ibtimes.com "Tens of thousands march in London to protest budget cuts":

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition led by Prime Minister David Cameron plans spending cuts of about $131-billion over the next five years, including slashing about 300,000 public sector jobs.

Brendan Barber, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC)...
"We are here to send a message to the government... We will fight the savage cuts and we will not let them destroy peoples' services, jobs and lives."

From AHN:

The largest protest in London since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 turned violent Saturday when anarchists attacked what they considered symbols of capitalism, including shops and a luxury hotel.

Hundreds of thousands of mostly peaceful demonstrators converged on Hyde Park to protest major budget cuts that could result in about 300,000 public sector jobs lost by 2015. The protests were organized by the Trade Union Congress.

But while the demonstrators marched, hundreds of anarchists with their faces covered went on the offensive, smashing store windows, clashing with police and taking over the tony department store Fortnum and Mason near Piccadilly Circus.

Others defaced statues with spray paint. Police were attacked with objects including paint containers and light bulbs filled with ammonia. More than 80 people were injured during the riots, including about 31 police officers.

The UK Telegraph reports that the rioting was done by:

“anarchists, squatters, student militants, environmental activists and radical academics.”

The New Normal blog comments:

That’s right, the same sort of riffraff who trashed Madison, WI.