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The battle of Trafalgar

Trafalgar Square was in chaos last night as protesters clashed with police following one of the biggest demonstrations in British political history.

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It was the biggest demonstration seen for years. Hundreds of thousands united in protest against the Coalition Government’s swingeing cuts. But the message was undermined by the mindless violence of a minority Eyewitness report by Vicky Allan

As darkness fell, police kettled hundreds of demonstrators at the foot of Nelson’s Column.