It’s time for us to start austerity protest

WITH new rumours emerging of what’s to come in the budget I have been thinking of what the possible reaction could be.

Seeing the Dublin Bus strike made me realise we probably are the coolest and calmest country around. Literally, while a report was going on one of the strikers was waving to the TV cameras, and no he wasn’t waving his little sign, he was waving to get his five minutes of fame. No offence to that guy, but, what kind of a strike allows you to cheesy wave at the cameras?

When I think of strikes I think of the Civil Rights Movement where African-Americans poured onto the streets in their millions demanding to be treated as equals, I think of John Lennon and Yoko Ono protesting during their honeymoon against Vietnam War, the Salt March by Gandhi to protest over the British occupying India. There are literally loads of protests that were extremely peaceful, yet effective.