NUS national protest against the cuts 10.11.10 [London]
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butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Maybe, it was the last paragraph that made me choke in all honesty though. Want to leave it here?
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
come on. peace love and all that eh? 
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Here we go, the morning headlines:
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2010/11/nus-protest-front-pages/?ref=nf
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2010/11/nus-protest-front-pages/?ref=nf
finally, a riot the guardian can support...
TBH, if I was on the ground and that landed a foot away from me I would like the prick who threw it to be tried for attempted murder.
Stupid arse, most people put up a decent and newsworthy protest today but some surplus cunt lobbing a 10kg metal cylinder off a building only gives the red tops extra headlines.
Twat.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
there always has to be a small bunch of students ruining it for the rest of us
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I remember the very early ones. The one with the NUS inspired slogan "Good Grief Keith" was particularly memorable for being completely and utterly ineffective in every way possible.
onewonders why there wasn't this level of anger against NL,
actually i think I know, it wasn't just about fees, a whole generation feels it has no future, i heard lots of young people talking about the protest in the pub, many seemed fearful about what jobs, lives, they will have..
actually i think I know, it wasn't just about fees, a whole generation feels it has no future, i heard lots of young people talking about the protest in the pub, many seemed fearful about what jobs, lives, they will have..
winjer
holocene death beat
Threshers_Flail
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The original march was a bit of a joke, most people were just standing still for ages doing nothing, we had to squeeze through to get to Millbank, the stewards bless em were clueless. I really enjoyed it. At Millbank it was all students pretty much, fuck the anarchist infiltrator bullshit. What I liked seeing was how it was mostly normal kids there, not SWP politicos and all that lot. Turned the corner and saw a PA on the back of a tricycle playing Skeng by The Bug and thought 
as fuck. People just dancing, proper carnival atmosphere.
I think everyone was surprised by what happened today, if the apathetic students can have this much fun lets see what we can all do together. The turnout was possibly double what was expected, Millbank getting trashed, met fucking useless as ever. As students we have to emphasise that this is just the beginning, we have to build on this locally. A lot of my non political mates were texting me wishing they were there, next time they might be. It's up to us to get them involved.
That twat with the fire extinguisher.
Really dumb.
as fuck. People just dancing, proper carnival atmosphere. I think everyone was surprised by what happened today, if the apathetic students can have this much fun lets see what we can all do together. The turnout was possibly double what was expected, Millbank getting trashed, met fucking useless as ever. As students we have to emphasise that this is just the beginning, we have to build on this locally. A lot of my non political mates were texting me wishing they were there, next time they might be. It's up to us to get them involved.
That twat with the fire extinguisher.
Really dumb.
Threshers_Flail
Well-Known Member
Oh and who the fuck is Aaron Porter? 
Can't have twats like him taking up the airtime pretending to speak on our behalf.
Can't have twats like him taking up the airtime pretending to speak on our behalf.
Gerry1time
Did a wee in Dirac's toilet
Nope, i've been there a hell of a lot and know a fair amount of the procedure for that street. Lib Dems gossip more than most after all.
There are various areas in which they can call for security far faster than others, or at least the plans are better laid. Cowley street seems to be one. They've got a very well protected basement too. You could seal the fucker off for days.
I did always wonder why the Tories moved from Smith Square (next to Cowley Street) into a far less easily protected area. I suspect they may not have thought things through in this way.
Gerry1time
Did a wee in Dirac's toilet
there always has to be a small bunch of students ruining it for the rest of us
Well of course. Just look at the people in the photo, one of whom is now in government, one of whom is now mayor of London. The other 8 of whom are nothing to do with this. And Boris had nothing to do with it either, so make that 1 person in that photo who's ruining it for the rest of us.
Gerry1time
Did a wee in Dirac's toilet
Respond en masse to their consultations. They're legally obliged to take those responses into account, and demonstrate how they have done so. It really, genuinely makes a difference to the policy officials.
There are then many things that can happen from there in terms of processes, but seriously, if you respond to a government consultation, they legally have to listen to your response.
Fair play to the students, I thought they were too busy watching Inbetweeners on their yPads theses days.
Weller
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So how does this press photography photo opportunity stuff work I dont understand it you get lots of photographers taking pictures
then the papers all use one picture does the one photographer get paid for all , just once or do they all get a slice ?
first attempt probably ditched due to no rucksack which sort of adds evilness to everything now I suppose
seems they can create any picture they want though for the press if someones willing to recreate it it certainly looks staged
then the papers all use one picture does the one photographer get paid for all , just once or do they all get a slice ?
first attempt probably ditched due to no rucksack which sort of adds evilness to everything now I suppose
seems they can create any picture they want though for the press if someones willing to recreate it it certainly looks staged
FWIW I have literally no memory or idea why I posted that other than 'I am drunk and saw that film ages ago.' Sorry.
Edit : Really. I'll be over in the corner cringing for the next day or six.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
seems they can create any picture they want though for the press if someones willing to recreate it it certainly looks staged
Hmm.
I remember a strict no cameras policy being enforced on many protests, and a healthy disdain for the media, on several occasions interviews being trashed etc etc.
But I guess social media and fancy phones have made that idea obsolete.
But, these images of a single protester breaking a window surounded by a ring of cameras (and we're seeing this pretty regularly) is a little worrying imho.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
I've had the opposite. If I hear anyone else say 'Well, all they've done is undermine their point and spoil it for everyone who wanted to protest peacefully' I'm going to smack them in the gob.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
I think the media worked pretty (very) quickly to put this spin on the story and by now more people will be parroting that line.
But people's immediate, gut, reactions (ime) were positive.
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