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Student protesters stop Belfast traffic
Hundreds of students have blocked a road in Belfast city center to protest against the UK government plans to increase university tuition fees.

Police diverted traffic away from Donegal Square North where protesters including secondary school pupils and university students were gathering to raise their voice against government policies, the daily Belfast Telegraph reported.

The student protesters gathered outside City Hall to urge Northern Ireland's politicians to honor their commitment to ensure that higher education is accessible for all.

In Northern Ireland, universities currently charge up to a maximum of £3,290.

Protest organizer, De La Salle College pupil Conal McLaughlin, said students were angry with the government plans.

“An increase in fees would place higher education out of reach for many students and many are angry at the prospect they could be saddled with huge debts by the time they graduate”, the organizer said.

“This is going to affect everyone who is currently in sixth year now - everyone my age,” he added.

Besides a rise in tuition fees, students are also protesting over plans to cut universities' budgets. The coalition is planning to slash up to 80 percent from teaching budgets.
 
Seen the tot' court top shop demo, the Sussex Police are now the mobile reserve :D The police doing more of a blockage than the protestors are.
 
That fucking copper's laying it on a bit thick ain't she?

I think she's being quite reasonable. At least she's there as a copper, so it's to be expected that she's sticking up for her colleagues over and above anyone else - better than Aaron fucking Porter.

I probably just have low expectations when it comes to the police.
 
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