NUS national protest against the cuts 10.11.10 [London]

[Random]

Good to hear about a bit of millitancy on a student protest. Nice one to anyone who went along

 

[sir.clip]

yep, cos debate and trusting the elected representatives has really worked well to date eh?

I'm well happy with my education.

 

[dylans]

And this is really changing the world, isn't it? Double right backatcha

I
Not yet no. But I have a feeling that this is just the tip of an iceburg. Give it a year or so until the cuts start to bite and I predict serious civil disturbances. I hope.

 

[revol68]

This is a revolution, is it? Thing is, much as I deplore violence, I can understand it in truly repressed countries where the people are subject to brutal regimes. As I said earlier, this ain't no Tianamen Square.

Yeah, it's shit what the ConDems and their New Labour predecessors and their predecessors etc have done to the people but it's not fertile ground for a revolution.

Why are you talking about violence, there has been very little injuries, you can't have violence against property you muppet.

 

[DrRingDing]

What's the latest? Have they kettled them in?

 

[frogwoman]

Good to hear about a bit of millitancy on a student protest. Nice one to anyone who went along

yep

 

[The Rural Juror]

What's the latest? Have they kettled them in?

nah, all drifted away i think

 

[revol68]

And this is really changing the world, isn't it? Double right backatcha

Well it does more than a shitty legal A to B march has ever done.

 

[sir.clip]

What's the latest? Have they kettled them in?

boiled to freezing point.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

But I have a feeling that this is just the tip of an iceburg. Give it a year or so until the cuts start to bite and I predict serious civil disturbances. I hope.

Bring it on!

 

[Streathamite]

This is not WW2, nor a fight against fascism or racism. To even compare today's violence to the above is crass and insulting.

It IS a fight against the british ruling class shafting our people. That's good enough for me.

 

[Random]

And this is really changing the world, isn't it? Double right backatcha

How do you know it isn't? Worries about causing civil disorder is one of the only things restraining the cuts at all these days. Polite lobbying from the NUS will achieve absolutely nothing apart from jobs for NUS officers

 

[revol68]

It IS a fight against the british ruling class shafting our people. That's good enough for me.

aye and it's been overdue for a long fucking time.

I think alot of people will be saying fair fucks to them.

 

[krtek a houby]

I
Not yet no. But I have a feeling that this is just the tip of an iceburg. Give it a year or so until the cuts start to bite and I predict serious civil disturbances. I hope.

And I predict it all being put to bed, with the usual tut tutting from the media and moral majority. Sad but that's what usually happens.

Anyway, kudos to the students who made their point without throwing shapes and poses.

Prepare for bedtime!

 

[frogwoman]

Polite lobbying from the NUS will achieve absolutely nothing apart from jobs for NUS officers

yep.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

What's the latest? Have they kettled them in?

There's a small kettle with plod lashing out (bbc news)

 

[frogwoman]

BTW there's a student strike and mass walkout sometime on the 24th/23rd.

 

[Streathamite]

Then it depends on what the aims are.

simple; to have a protest that people in power have to take seriously, rather than just shrug it off

 

[Streathamite]

aye and it's been overdue for a long fucking time.

I think alot of people will be saying fair fucks to them.

yes, I think so. I hope so, anyway....

 

[Streathamite]

And this is really changing the world, isn't it? Double right backatcha

how do you know it won't. If this spreads, and there are widespread civil disturbances, the coalition will shit themsleves

 

[audiotech]

* 10 people injured, non serious, three police out of that number. Violence?

* police figures

 

[Mr.Bishie]

It's interesting that plod weren't out in numbers for this protest - & i suspect that if the Met had took a G20 approach to this demo, it would have been violent.

 

[ska invita]

"Students have set up impromtu study camp on parliament sq and others have reportedly occupied the LSE"

*was their a rally point/platform?

just heard from a friend that they felt the march drifted off, rather than have a rally point, other than a stop by parliament? just curious...

 

[the button]

Great photos here from El Pais: -

http://bit.ly/cQgTyA

 

[audiotech]

pics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11728003

 

[Divisive Cotton]

This is a great shot:

 

[dennisr]

Great photos here from El Pais: -

http://bit.ly/cQgTyA

nice

 

[Dan U]

i bet he'll wake up tomorrow wishing he had a scarf

 

[killer b]

This is a great shot:

it's superb. wish it was a bit bigger, it'd make a well nice desktop for work...

 

[dennisr]

i bet he'll wake up tomorrow wishing he had a scarf

yep, my thoughts