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50,000 opposed 3fold hike of student fees in London

category international | education | news report author Thursday November 11, 2010 11:29author by Londons burning

'This is just the beginning'

Britain's seeing its biggest protest yet against the deep cuts the country faces to tackle its massive debts. Yesterday in London over 50,000 students protested against a planned hike in tuition fees which could see them treble to 9-thousand pounds a year. Later things got far more confrontational; students confronted police, entered conservative party HQ, smashed windows, occupied roof, lit fires in streets... Student fees protestors claim: 'This is just the beginning'
UK: A demonstrator kicks in a window at Millbank Tower, Tory HQ
UK: A demonstrator kicks in a window at Millbank Tower, Tory HQ

Around 50,000 students marched against education cuts in a national DEMOLITION demonstration called by UCU and NUS.

30 Millbank Tory HQ was occupied and protestors took roof:

"We oppose all cuts and we stand in solidarity with public sector workers, and all poor, disabled, elderly and working people. This is only the beginning of the resistance to the destruction of our education system and public services."


Later Parliament Square was occupied (again) by the Open University and on Thursday the campaign against fees and cuts is calling to sign a statement of solidarity with the arrested students and an anti-repression blog has been set up.

infos:

Millbank Occupied as 50,000 Protest Education Cuts
- http://london.indymedia.org/articles/5938

Demo 2010 student protests - live coverage
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2010/nov/10/demo-2010...-live

photos - http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/gallery/2010/nov/10...-cuts

Student fees protest: 'This is just the beginning'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/nov/10/student...p=239

RTE - 32 arrests in London student protests
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1110/london.html

Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/2010/11/11/british-police-tacti...iots/

vids

London Riot: Tory HQ smashed by British students
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmudJafnQh0

Millbank Tower invaded (10Nov10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c6XdWf3blY

Angry student protestors too much for local Bobbys
Angry student protestors too much for local Bobbys

Students saying NO and taking appropriate action
Students saying NO and taking appropriate action

 Millbank Occupied as 50,000 Protest Education Cuts
Millbank Occupied as 50,000 Protest Education Cuts

Careful Now
Careful Now

Caption: Video Id: MmudJafnQh0 Type: Youtube Video
London Riot: Tory HQ smashed by British students


Caption: Video Id: 4c6XdWf3blY Type: Youtube Video
Millbank Tower invaded



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