this is going to be short and simple:
i fully support the students on their day of protest.
1) all education should be free to and for all, and paid for through progressive taxation
2) the practice of 'kettling' is an indiscriminate form of summary action against demonstrators whether they be peaceful or no and invariably leads to perfectly guiltless individuals being held for hours without access to essential amenities such as water, food, toilets and shelter, and as such constitutes a serious civil and human rights abuse
3) the liberal democrats can not call putting up student fees 'a compromise' and blame it on their role in a coalition government. 'a compromise' to their election promise of abolishing fees would be a serious reduction and gradual phasing out of student fees, not putting them up.
and full marks to joana pinto from the national committee against cuts for her performance on BBC news 24 today: competent, reasonable and unapologetic.
power to the people
peace & love
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