[Part2] Second mass Student Protest turns violent in London [Nov 24, 2010]

Student protests turn violent in London


A second mass student protest in London has turned violent with protesters complaining that the government would not pay attention to their peaceful measures.


There had been a huge turnout for the demonstration - much more than the 20,000 that the organizers had been expecting, a Press TV correspondent reported from London.

There were strong feelings on the march - with much vitriol targeted towards Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg. Banners and pictures particularly accused Clegg, often in unambiguous terms, of betraying students, according to the report.

The students accused the Liberal Democrats' leader of breaking his party's promise to students to vote against a fee increase.
The protesters chanted slogans such as, "No ifs, no buts, no education cuts", "Ho Ho Cameron has got to go", and Tory Scum Here We Come".

In London, violence intensified after protesters reached Trafalgar Square and police began arresting students.

As the public frustration gathered pace among protesters, a group of students tried to overturn a police van, while other engaged in street battle with police.

A protester told Press TV correspondent that the government and the media have been trying to induce an image of protesters that the public treat them as anarchists.

"When we protested last week and it escalated into violence the media, kind of, portrayed a different image to what we were trying to communicate. So, hopefully we are trying to make the people hear our message rather than just the media," he said.

Another protestor expounded on the fact that why protests may turn violent, despite their initial peaceful nature.

"Well, on the other hand, I can understand the frustration of the people who resorted to violence because there have been so many peaceful protests recently, but they have not been taken seriously by the government. So, there also needs to be shown that there is a real cause for the anger from the students", she said.

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[LennyLemmings]

@TheBigbrian67How dare you say that! these students just want the same education that the older generation did when they were the same age! They should be allowed to fight for this right and not be bullied by the tory scum!

[goldenpeach7]

My son is only 16 years old.. .by 8.30 ish one of the boys parents called me to say that she'd gone down to the site and managed to get most of the boys out, but was really quiet worried because my son was in there alone now.....9pm ish i went to my local police station with my sons passport and they called my son on his mobile and told him to pass the phone to one of the police there...The police at the march refused to talk to the station police...my son was only realised at 9.44pm

[LaVocedelloSpirito]

i think they must defend is friend and take off from police, good work boys, last save to the next future children! keep freedom in the hearth for all your life and combat for your rights.

[jaymorpheus1]

@EMPIRE01233 Yeah, in a recession?

[BV1231000]

@Asalamwoolaycombe THANK YOU SO MUCH UR SO RIGHT ABOUT THAT

[BootlegSunday]

@EMPIRE01233 i am funding my way through university through my own work, working in a bar for a year, serving pints and chips, so FUCK YOU, i have probs worked harder than you ever had, im luckily not having to take out a loan because of working so hard, BUT i have been out on every protset, fighting for the future generations, SO FUCK YOU!

[ourhandsaretied]

@globalparanoia

We'll make sure it is. Vive La Revolution!

[kingandu08]

@EMPIRE01233 why do u think we go to uni for RETARD!

[Asalamwoolaycombe]

students make me puke, im fed up seeing them join my job thinking they are owed something just because they have a degree, the majority of degrees being really usefull like sports science or archeaology. if you really care about your education get a job and go to night school or do it through open university, too many average people going to uni instead of the cream , stop expecting handouts all your lives

[Asalamwoolaycombe]

students make me puke, im fed up seeing them join my job thinking they are owed something just because they have a degree, the majority of degrees being really usefull like sports science or archeaology. if you really care about your education get a job and go to night school or do it through open university, too many average people going to uni instead of the cream , stop epecting handouts all your lives

[spursloyal71]

@goldenpeach7

Why did he get nicked ?? smashing up public property or trashing the cenotaph?

the little cunt should have been birched ! what sort of example are you as a parent , you are an utter disgrace!

fuck off!

[100crawma]

lazy cunts never have done an honest days labor-- shoot the bastards