Black Bloc walking down regent street, 26 March Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through central London today.demo london U.K.

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through central London today. The demontrators are protesting against government austerity measures which force the bulk of the population, and especially public sector workers, to pay for the economic crisis which erupted out of the banking sector two years ago.
Most of the demonstrators - trade unionists, families, and people against the austerity measures - will take part in the officially-sanctioned TUC demonstration. In addition, many groups have signaled their willingness to do more than march, with protest actions being called for by multiple groups. Fast-moving direct action groups are currently moving through London's West End, the high-class shopping district. They have been smashing in windows and doing sit-ins at corporate targets which have been identified as tax-dodgers or in some way responsible for the economic crisis.
6pm Update - Police clash violently with protesters on Piccadilly and are starting to kettle people, more police headed that way. A Santander and Lloyds TCB in have be targeted along with the Ritz Hotel. There have been reports of a young man receiving treatment for a head injury outside Fortnum and Mason, as people fight to defend their ground, police respond with heavy truncheon blows. In contrast, a ukuncut member inside F&M says that the atmoshere inside the building is calm and peaceful. A tent has been put up in trafalgar square, as large numbers of people gather. The end of the march finally reaches Hyde Park, illustrating the scale of the protest today. Numerous battles with police continue in Picadilly.