Leading authors join protest march against cuts to cultural services

Children’s laureate Chris Riddell and major unions rally in Trafalgar Square to oppose closure of libraries, galleries and museums

Authors, librarians and gallery staff joined thousands of campaigners on a protest march against widespread cuts to cultural services.

The children’s laureate, Chris Riddell, and the former children’s laureate Michael Rosen, who has been a vocal critic of government cuts, were among those who massed outside the British Library in London on Saturday before marching to a rally in Trafalgar Square.

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