Student Fees Protest - Wednesday 9th November

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Students from all over will be marching across Central London again, this time heading into the City with the destination being to join the Occupy protestors at St Paul's and the Stock Exchange.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15646709


We all know how this protest turned out last year, but there is no denying that a lot of the trouble was caused by an anarchistic element. So the question is, do you think this protest will be hijacked and get out of hand again?

Or will the riots and it's convictions have put troublemakers off?

Given that the Police are talking about Baton rounds, perhaps they intend to be suitably prepared for such an eventuality this time. The fact that it's ending up at what is already a melting pot could be a real issue.

What are people's thoughts?
 
*sigh*

It's going to end up the same, best intentions spoiled by some idiots giving us students a bad name :(
 
I'm curious about the new fees.

At what income level do you have to start repaying the loan and what would you be paying if you just crossed that threshold?
 
D'ya reckon I could turn up and support the coppers? Idk, bring them some cakes or something? Wonder if they'd let me fire some baton rounds at the moronic socialists.

I'm a student and I strongly beleive these people are a bunch of narrow minded tossers. Barts & The London was unfortunately paired with a university full of crayon munchers in 1995 so we have to deal with emails from their student society about this trash.

They walked into one of our lectures to propose we join them on a lecture walk out. One of the guys on my course then yelled out if they knew we pay for this service right? The students of Britain had essentially organised a strike of a service they've paid for. How stupid are these people? The level of idiocy is outstanding. I think they just wanted a jolly from their one lecture a week which was obviously proving too much for them.
 
Ahleckz said:
Best intentions? What are they then?
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Peaceful demonstration.

Sorry I should have clarified, their own best intentions, not that most students would agree with them. I for one understand the need for a higher income for the government, that and cutting taxes are (apologies if this grammar is incorrect, I'm knackered) the best, if not only ways of helping to try and balance out the economy.

Personally I'm fed up with people whining and complaining about taxes and tuition fees increasing, people have to learn to see the bigger picture if try ever want global financial stability.
 
I wonder how many times "I for one" gets used in this thread. :p

And honestly, rioting, demonstrations, peaceful protest, that won't get anybody anywhere in the grand scheme of evil.
 
LeJosh said:
I wonder how many times "I for one" gets used in this thread. :p

And honestly, rioting, demonstrations, peaceful protest, that won't get anybody anywhere in the grand scheme of evil.
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Haha :) it's an easy way of saying "LISTEN TO MY OPINION IM RIGHT". I know I used it but I'm tired, not well and slightly inebriated.

I disagree with your second point, however: there are quite a few examples in history (can't be bothered to search due to aforementioned reasons) where riots/peaceful protests/demonstrations have achieved their goals. I do agree that there is no need in this situation, if that is actually what is meant by your post :)
 
I did mean in this particular situation where money is involved.

I honestly can't see universities bending to a very small very vocal group of people.
 
LeJosh said:
I did mean in this particular situation where money is involved.

I honestly can't see universities bending to a very small very vocal group of people.
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And it's usually the small vocal minority that gives the quite majority a bad name :(

I'm no angel (drugs are bad mmkay) but at least I don't descend to violence to try to get my point across in any way. Most students I know, if not hard working (well, a few are) are at least amicable people, and couldn't care less about a group of idiots moaning that they can't get something for nothing.

Probably a good idea for me to stop posting, tiredness and alcohol are making my posts even less understandable than normal :rolleyes: :D
 
will it descend into violence? almost certainly.

do the people protesting actually understand what they are protesting against? the previous evidence suggests not...
 
Nexus said:
Students from all over will be marching across Central London again, this time heading into the City with the destination being to join the Occupy protestors at St Paul's and the Stock Exchange.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15646709


We all know how this protest turned out last year, but there is no denying that a lot of the trouble was caused by an anarchistic element. So the question is, do you think this protest will be hijacked and get out of hand again?

Or will the riots and it's convictions have put troublemakers off?

Given that the Police are talking about Baton rounds, perhaps they intend to be suitably prepared for such an eventuality this time. The fact that it's ending up at what is already a melting pot could be a real issue.

What are people's thoughts?
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No, it was the Daily Mail that stoked the fires there.
 
Nexus said:
do you think this protest will be hijacked and get out of hand again?
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Probably. Any excuse for trouble with some people.

What are people's thoughts?
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It's going to achieve nothing like the previous protest so largely pointless. I remember around the time of the last protests someone on this forum said it's basically a little social outing for people to post cool stuff on facebook until their phone battery runs out then they go home. From my experience of university this describes the majority of people that went. These people have no idea what they're actually protesting about (other than "herp derp fees are rising") so I don't expect them to be in a position to actually make a difference.
 
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