NUS national protest against the cuts 10.11.10 [London]

[Flavour]

Students of Sheffield, I urge you to burn down Nick Clegg's constituency offices. Students of UEA, I urge you to do the same to the offices of the member for Norwich South, who also voted for the tuition fee rise. FUCK OFF LIB DEMS YOU LYING CUNT WANKERS

 

[Garek]

I'm looking forward to YouTube footage later

 

[Dan U]

beeb are blaiming anarchists who have latched onto the demonstration!!??

i blamed anarchists when my milk was off this morning

 

[editor]

Curiously, the police statement seems to be going to some lengths to describe the trouble as coming from a "small minority" - a very different tactic to their usual blanket condemnation of protesters...

 

[temper_tantrum]

i blamed anarchists when my milk was off this morning

Anarchists ate my hamster

Nearly dark btw, and some pushing and shoving has started on the live BBC feed (up and running again).

 

[Flavour]

Shame its about 12 years too late though.

i completely agree and wish there had been demos like this when they trebled the fess from 1k to 3k a year when i was a student. and indeed, when fees were introduced at all. but the stiff lipped british need to be really insulted before they'll take a stand. this is that insult.

 

[editor]

Its a very poor attempt at regaining your youth..

Is there an uper age limit for protesting then?

 

[Gerry1time]

THis did make me lol a bit - http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...en-who-want-the-moon-on-a-stick-201011103243/

 

[sir.clip]

Is there an uper age limit for protesting then?

Ask the con-dems its likely there will be soon.

 

[plurker]

CO11MetPolice on Twitter writes

Extra police are now on the ground and are dealing with the situation
Anyone who engages in crime will be arrested.

apart fomr them in uniforms obv

 

[krtek a houby]

Is there an uper age limit for protesting then?

Only a matter of time before the ConDem push for legistlation on that...

 

[temper_tantrum]

Kettling manouvre about 1/3 completed.
Edit: Now's the time for anyone with half a brain to slip out while they still can.

 

[Stoat Boy]

It needs to be put into perspective. All I can see is a bit of argy-bargy going on at the plaza just at the entrance of Millbank. I must admit to being totally perplexed at how different things can be because I had to cross Lambeth Bridge and it was all pretty harmless high jinx and a load of kids having a good time.

And those people at Millbank dont look like the students I saw on the march.

I am all in favour of a bit of civil disobedience as its part of our political tradition but those kicking off dont seem like 'students' to me.

 

[dylans]

don't be daft, an organisation like that couldn't be seen to publically appluad something like this.

NUS president Aaron Porter said a small minority of protesters had "hijacked" the march, describing the violence as "despicable". He said the violence was not part of the organisers' plans, blaming the trouble on a "small minority" he believed had arranged it beforehand. "We talked about the need to prevent anything like this and how important it was to act in a responsible way. Unfortunately a minority have undermined us." An NUS spokesman said: "The trouble makers have let down students."

Nah. I think he's just a treacherous cunt who deserves hanging from a lamppost.

 

[Streathamite]

there have been lots of big protests in the last 20 years, including the biggest one ever.
people are only students for 3 years anyway, it's not like they are some seperate class.

no, agreed, but the sheer size of those demoes means students were v much in a minority on them, and i was referring to the fact that student-specific protests (i.e. ones on student issues, just like this one) were absolutely hopeless for most of the past 20 years, by general consensus

 

[editor]

It's a thin blue line. Made up of cops in yellow reflective jackets!

 

[radio_atomica]

Is there an uper age limit for protesting then?

Well according to the save EMA guy on bbc earlier 'an old woman, who was 60 was there'. Bit of a shame as he could have made his point without calling her 'an old woman'. He was a dick anyway but at least not quite as spineless as the NUS bloke.

 

[SF-02]

Kettling will happen.

Surely people must be moving away to occupy another site to avoid kettling? Staying in one location is stupid.

 

[editor]

Kettling manouvre about 1/3 completed.
Edit: Now's the time for anyone with half a brain to slip out while they still can.

It's going to be one hell of a kettle too. I hope the students have mapped an escape route.

 

[Streathamite]

NUS president Aaron Porter said a small minority of protesters had "hijacked" the march, describing the violence as "despicable". He said the violence was not part of the organisers' plans, blaming the trouble on a "small minority" he believed had arranged it beforehand. "We talked about the need to prevent anything like this and how important it was to act in a responsible way. Unfortunately a minority have undermined us." An NUS spokesman said: "The trouble makers have let down students."

oh jesus. folks, I give you the next trainee phil woolas!

 

[Fruitloop]

Could have been a lecturer of couse. And not all students are between 18 and 21.

 

[machine cat]

An email from our London office:

We have evacuated staff working at Millbank Tower this afternoon due to protesters disrupting the security of the building.

Managers who have team members working at Millbank today should contact them to check they are safe.

We expect Millbank to be open tomorrow. However staff working at Millbank tomorrow should check the Business Continuity Line on <> before travelling to the office.

 

[Fruitloop]

Porter is an absolute disgrace. What a cock-end.

 

[editor]

If G20 hadn't have happened, those students would be getting a right battering now.

 

[krtek a houby]

Nah. I think he's just a treacherous cunt who deserves hanging from a lamppost.

Why?

 

[chilango]

i completely agree and wish there had been demos like this when they trebled the fess from 1k to 3k a year when i was a student. and indeed, when fees were introduced at all. but the stiff lipped british need to be really insulted before they'll take a stand. this is that insult.

I have vague memories of big (50k plus) and quite up for it demos (against loans) in the early 90s.

One with fighting on a London Bridge (1990? 1991?) and another the following year that included hijacking a double decker and a large breakway heading for parliament (and rumour at the time had it forcing them to suspend procedings for fear that we were actually gonna storm the place...

 

[temper_tantrum]

It's going to be one hell of a kettle too. I hope the students have mapped an escape route.

Looks to me as though the only escape route is out past where the BBC camera is, and they're rapidly blocking it off. I don't think (from memory) there's a way out by that cafe which they're up against, at the back.

 

[agricola]

Looks to me as though the only escape route is out past where the BBC camera is, and they're rapidly blocking it off. I don't think (from memory) there's a way out by that cafe which they're up against, at the back.

Thorney St and the little path to John Islip St would be the only way out, but one imagines Thorney St is where the TSG will have been hiding prior to this.

 

[Chairman Meow]

Looks to me as though the only escape route is out past where the BBC camera is, and they're rapidly blocking it off. I don't think (from memory) there's a way out by that cafe which they're up against, at the back.

IIRC the only way out is through reception.

 

[temper_tantrum]

Thorney St and the little path to John Islip St would be the only way out, but one imagines Thorney St is where the TSG will have been hiding prior to this.

Is that the sidestreet to the right of the building (if you're looking at the entrance from Millbank)? If so, I saw loads of cop vans on it earlier in the helicopter coverage.