London Student Protests 10th Nov, 2010

The student protests in London on 10th Nov, 2010, estimated at 50,000 people, were the largest student protest in decades.

The protests were over the government's decision to triple university fees. It erupted into riots at the Conservative Party headquarters.

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News & Politics

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• London
• Student
• Protests
• 10th Nov
• 10th November 2010
• NUS
• UCU
• Riot
• Riots
• Milbank
• Tory
• Conservative party heaquarters
• fire
• destruction
• property damage
• police
• Occupation

[FreemanStephen]

This is about more than just cuts - why would anarchists be demanding a government funding for education? Its a unifying cause for all the people pissed off with the general lack of democracy and justice in and increasingly totalitarian state.

[goblinmerchant]

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[ljhyun89s]

who were the people on the top of the building and what were they throwing down at the end of the video?

[goblinmerchant]

@ljhyun89s They were the first protesters into the building. I think it that point they were throwing paper down.

[smithyj10]

anyone know what that song is called at 2.30

[goblinmerchant]

@smithyj10 I think it's Caspa or Andy C.

[odessyrcr589]

Glad to see Students in England know how to organize and protest. Lazy ass American kids don't have a clue, you could increase our tuition 10 fold over night and noone would blink an eye, just sign off on that bigger loan.

[Reunakk]

@roby1211 I'm a student, first year, and I agree. You can't blame the current government for the mess we're in. They have to solve it! This is one of the best ways to do it. Besides which, things aren't exactly unaffordable as a student. I guess the loan will be paid back but a far better job in the future than I would have originally had - in theory.

[Geeoorggee]

looks more of a rave than anything

[hansupgwai]

@ourhandsaretied lol - how did the fight for free education end up? XD

[spawdisrandom1]

@FreemanStephen haha if people dont fight it will end up like in v for vendetta

[human0un]

more power to these students...these universities are fucking pure profit BUSINESSES..there is no reason people should have to start their adult lives in such heavy debt...play fair...honestly they are milking the hell out of the young adult student class...shamelessly..they exist to educate the people not to rip them off...

[ammar4040]

children's are future of the nation and students should stop going colleges until they accepts ur demands this is the only way

[kwazhimself]

@roby1211 right, so NO education for any1, die die die! man u should be in office your just full of solutions

[fluffymole0913]

@tsoulakaltsoula Half these people aren't even Londoners. That was just the location of the protest.

[tsoulakaltsoula]

BURN LONDON TO THE GROUND

[roby1211]

It might be worth reminding some students that the whole world, bar perhaps China and a few others, are in huge deficit - Greece, Portugal and Ireland to name but a few. The fact is that this country (England) has NOT got any money - most of it is BORROWED to pay for things like services. Now, if you can't afford to pay back any money the lenders will stop lending and cuts will inevitably follow. The country just cannot sustain approx 45% of people in higher education!