Students protest in the UK against raises to Tuition fees and Cuts to education.

[Fidel Follower]

Yesterday marked a change in feeling towards the Lib-Con right wing government. As students we were told by Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats that he would not let tuition fees in higher education rise - he has broken his promise.

As the protest started off it became clear that this was a protest that was much bigger than anyone had anticipated, the students were angry, and with good reason. As the march in London moved passed 30 Millbank which is the Tory HQ in Britain, great things happened. The building was stormed, anti-Tory Graffiti was sprayed on every wall and as the thousands of students looked up they could see a row of anarchist, socialist and students who had occupied the building. Tory HQ became a giant protest party full of chants and music.

Never in Britain has this been seen since Thatcher's Poll Tax Riots, what i want to make clear, is that the media is not portraying is the occupation of the building was not done by afew autonomous anarchists wanting to cause trouble - it was done by thousands of angry students who wanted to make sure the Government got the message. Even the Students Union President said that it underminded the protest.
52,000 students marched and as the banner hung from the top of Tory HQ said

'This is just the beginning'
We are not happy with the cuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc45dNodUfc&NR=1

[Invader Zim]

As the march in London moved passed 30 Millbank which is the Tory HQ in Britain, great things happened. The building was stormed

Well I was there, very near the front of the march, and these people were already at 30 Millbank. So I don't think it is at all as you describe it. The people who were occupying the building were ahead of the larger protest, which suggests that they planned exactly what they were going to do and set themselves up stratigically to do so. It was not a spontanious element of the protest.


what i want to make clear, is that the media is not portraying is the occupation of the building was not done by afew autonomous anarchists wanting to cause trouble - it was done by thousands of angry students who wanted to make sure the Government got the message.

Now this is bullshit. There were not 'thousands' of 'angry students' inside the building. There were dozens maybe, perhaps even (though very unlikely) a couple of hundred actually attacking or inside the building. There were a thousand or so outside watching, but they were largely passive or blocking the police. At least that was what I saw when i was there.

[nuisance]

Well I was there, very near the front of the march, and these people were already at 30 Millbank. So I don't think it is at all as you describe it. The people who were occupying the building were ahead of the larger protest, which suggests that they planned exactly what they were going to do and set themselves up stratigically to do so. It was not a spontanious element of the protest.



Now this is bullshit. There were not 'thousands' of 'angry students' inside the building. There were dozens maybe, perhaps even (though very unlikely) a couple of hundred actually attacking or inside the building. There were a thousand or so outside watching, but they were largely passive or blocking the police. At least that was what I saw when i was there.
You're talking about when a group of anarchos and others initially took a building. This led to the spontaneous, yes thousands, occupation and smashing up of the HQ.

[bailey_187]

The storming of the building may have been started by anarchists, but it inspired many normal students to join in

[Fidel Follower]

Now this is bullshit. There were not 'thousands' of 'angry students' inside the building. There were dozens maybe, perhaps even (though very unlikely) a couple of hundred actually attacking or inside the building. There were a thousand or so outside watching, but they were largely passive or blocking the police. At least that was what I saw when i was there.

I have footage from inside that shows a very different story. Which i will post soon.

I also think you're missng the total point of my report, it is that normal students who i talked to were interested in the struggle.
The national media is depicting it as a 'riot' or 'thugs' i wanted to explain that this wasn't the case. People wanted to ACT, not sell papers or be there for numbers but show that we are angry.