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Thanks to all the drivers who turned out tonight at Albert square. The protest was reported on Channel M news and I expect it will be in tomorrows Evening News and the Stockport Express on Wednesday

how many cabs?

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Cabbies in convoy protest
March 28, 2009

CABBIES gathered in Manchester city centre to protest against taxi deregulation.

Around 50 black cab drivers took part in a convoy which circled the town hall for over an hour in a demonstration against Stockport council plans to deregulate black cabs in the town.

They said they were also protesting against job cuts at the MEN Media-owned Stockport Express in a shake-up which will see the paper's editorial team moved to Manchester.

Posters in the cab windows read: 'Keep the Express in Stockport' and 'No deregulation for Stockport cabs'.

Traffic was briefly brought to a standstill when they stopped their taxis on Albert Square.

Organiser Dennis Kidd said: "The Express has publicised our plight and supported us and now we want to lend a hand to them. This is a peaceful protest and is not designed to cause disruption. We just want to keep these issues in the public eye."

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin