Events have taken a turn in Britain as
the first mass reaction took place this week against the programme of
vicious cuts being introduced by the Tory-led coalition. On Wednesday,
November 10th, London witnessed an overwhelming response from the
students as a demonstration of over 50,000 marched in protest at the
attacks taking place in Higher Education.
Events have taken a turn in Britain as
the first mass reaction took place this week against the programme of
vicious cuts being introduced by the Tory-led coalition. On Wednesday,
November 10th, London witnessed an overwhelming response from the
students as a demonstration of over 50,000 marched in protest at the
attacks taking place in Higher Education.
Here are even more pictures from the demo called by the NUS and UCU on November 10th in london against cuts in education
Here are some more pictures from the Nov 10th demo against cuts in education.
Yestersday’s NUS/UCU demo in London against attacks on further education
attracted over 50,000 mainly students, who came in their numbers from
all over the country. Many of these were young people demonstrating for
the first time ever. It will not be the last. As the attacks start to
bite, more and more youth will come into activity and draw the political
conclusions.
If anyone still
had any illusions that “we are all in this together”, the Browne Report
and the
Comprehensive Spending Review quickly shattered them. By their actions
this
Coalition has shown it is a government of the rich, by the rich, for the
rich.
Given the cuts already announced to Higher Education (HE), a leading
group of professors was asked by The Guardian (19th October) what HE
would look like in 10 years given the Browne report. The comments were
startling but not surprising.
October 12th was a dark day in the history of British education. Lord
Browne’s review, set up to find ways to off load the burden of higher
education from the state’s balance sheets, went significantly further
than had been expected. In announcing that there should be a complete
free market in higher education, with universities able to charge
whatever they like, Browne signalled that the crisis of capitalism has
forced the government to go much quicker and deeper in their plans to
remould higher education than they had expected.
LAND AND FREEDOM: Come this Thursday 27th Oct at 6.30pm and see this acclaimed film
about the Spanish Civil War, the heroicism and the betrayal. Then hear
KEN LOACH, the famous left-wing director of the film, answer questions
and give his views about it.
The economic downturn has placed a heavy burden on the shoulders of the
working class who have paid the price for the mistakes of the bosses and
bankers through cuts and redundancies. The youth in particular have been hit
hard with many unable to find work or being forced into education.
Leaving the home you grew up in, the people you will love forever and
experiences to look upon from afar, being an international student is no
easy task, perhaps, even more so, when you come from a small island..
On January 4th a consultation meeting at
Ashington Leisure Centre in Northumberland was held by the Lib/Dem leadership
of the County Council to "discuss" the question of its closure. The council has to find £33m worth of cuts
this year and amongst the many services being targeted is the town’s very
popular and highly used leisure centre.