As 750,000 unionists and sympathisers descended on Westminster this afternoon, we sent pensions correspondent Rachel Dalton down to Parliament Square to see what workers themselves have to say...
I went down to the protests today to find out just how public sector workers understand, appreciate and argue for their pensions. Some spoke passionately against any kind of cut to the public sector, and thought pensions should be better for all workers in the public or private sector. A young teacher I spoke to said: "We want good pensions for everyone. It is nonsense to say these cuts are moderate. Cuts to any kind of public services is absolutely the wrong way to go about doing things. "We need to build the economy up, not alienate people and cut pensions." Some union members...
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