Category Archives: Tuition Fees

Appalling behaviour at the student protests

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNJ3MZ-AUo&feature=player_embedded It is clear that both students and police officers behaved disgracefully at the recent student protests. Let’s address the balance in reporting by recognising the completely inappropriate treatment of some protesters by some police officers. This footage does not … Continue reading →

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Placards and Police

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Yesterday’s demonstration was amazing, one of the most powerful and inspiring that I’ve been on. So, it was massively disappointing to come home after 7 (mainly good humoured) hours in the cold to just find footage of fences being rammed … Continue reading →

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Media and violent demonstrators damage protest’s cause

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Inevitably yesterday’s protests have been blighted once again by the actions of a willingly violent minority.  Headlines include: ‘We will bring rioters to justice’, ‘protestors arrived at demo armed and ready for violence’ (Telegraph), ‘Defacing the cenotaph, urinating on Churchill…how … Continue reading →

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