Because you could argue that numbers on a webpage have a much lesser impact than streets filled with people
Have you considered that those marching are not necessarily against cuts being made, rather against the target of those cuts whilst other areas go untouched?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:51, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

A proportion are simply tossers
who fancied a bit of a day out and possible RHUMBLE - like our contributor here, whose childish glee at the prospect of a riot was plain for all to see.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:53, Reply)

A very small proportion Monty
a few hundred out of half a million. Something like less than 1% of the people that actually went on the march.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:55, Reply)

A proportion of the world are tossers
It only takes the existence of one tosser amongst a group for there to be a 'proportion'.
Yes the rioters undermine the demonstration, but 149 charges for 250,000-500,000 people means it's a very small percentage.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:58, Reply)

Almost 100% of the world are tossers, from my experience.
I am not excluding myself from this number.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 11:05, Reply)

I heard interviews with protestors suggesting otherwise
the ones I heard (while possibly a minority) were strongly suggesting that they were against all of the cuts on principle, not just particular targets.

Nothing against people protesting, but they could at least put some fucking thought into why.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:54, Reply)

Idiots in 'talking shit' shocker.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:55, Reply)

Like you.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:56, Reply)

I like you too Ro-land.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 11:04, Reply)

Sure, I didn't mean to suggest that all of the protesters were for cuts but against the targets.
Apologies if it came across that way.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 10:59, Reply)

Didn't think you did
I was saying that a lot of people were just against all the cuts equally, with no real thought as to why.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 28 Mar 2011, 11:02, Reply)