You have the protest thing completely wrong.

Outwardly, we get out there, BUT it makes no difference. The student riots and the one last year, the police clamped down and used batons and tear gas. Nothing ever changes for us, until we turn up the pressue and really take things back.

The downside is that thousands and thousands of people will die, the upside is that it will help our pensions crisis for several years, returning that to a more acceptable level.