Anti-government cuts march

There was an anti-government cuts protest in Manchester yesterday (the ruling party are holding their annual conference in the city at the moment) with some 35,000 in attendance. They went up my street so obviously I went out to join in and take photos. Sadly, this was the only half-decent photo I got and it's not much; the composition is out and it's blurry. Overall, I think the Pride march spoiled me a bit in terms of photogenic parades. Also it was a typical grey Manchester day so the light could have been better and the sky could have been a nice backdrop. Still, at least it was right outside my door.

Also my remote has croaked again. Seemingly permanently this time so I've ordered another since it's probably my most-used bit of extra kit (I use it much more than my flash, for example) and I will want it for my holiday. Given that the dead one was an official model and didn't last long, I didn't see any point in doing that again so got a 3rd party one for a whole £5.