7 January 2011

Leeds Trinity students re-occupy

Leeds Trinity University College students went back into occupation this week, to oppose all cuts, including at Leeds Trinity University College (LTUC) where severe funding cuts are taking place.

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Cardiff university students protest against higher tuition fees and education cuts, photo Cardiff Socialist Students

17 December 2010

Students in Wales fight on

Students in Wales continued to fight back against ideologically motivated attacks on education this week, with actions taking place at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) and Aberystwyth University, writes Edmund Schluessel.

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15 December 2010

Hull university occupation

On 13 December at 9am around 50 students both from Hull University and the sixth form colleges in the city occupied areas of the Staff House building in the centre of Hull University...

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15 December 2010

Reports of 'Day X' fees protests

London: On Thursday 9 December, while parliament debated the Con-Dem coalition government's plan to treble university tuition fees, a fifth day of angry protest took place across the country...

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8 December 2010

30 November: student day of action on cuts and fees

London: Thousands of students marched again on 30 November, to protest as tuition fees were to be debated in parliament...

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7 December 2010

Mass peaceful demonstrations against cuts treated to repressive and sometimes violent 'policing'

On 5th December, for the fourth time in a month, hundreds of officers subjected a mass peaceful demonstrations against cuts to repressive, and sometimes violent 'policing'...

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Ian Pattison, Leeds University Against Cuts press officer

7 December 2010

Defend Ian Pattison against police harassment

Ian Pattison, Press Officer for the Leeds University occupation and a member of the Socialist Party has become the victim of a campaign of police harassment.
Ian has been served with an injunction holding him responsible for anything that happens on the student demonstration in Leeds tomorrow.

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3 December 2010

Yorkshire Socialist Students action against cuts

Socialist Students members from around Yorkshire built for and participated in the 2nd National Day of Action against cuts and fees on the 30th Nov, despite the appalling weather conditions...

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2 December 2010

Sheffield students March on Clegg and occupy

Over 300 students marched the 2 miles from Sheffield University to Nick Clegg's constituency office on November 30th...

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Newcastle students protest, photo Elaine Brunskill

1 December 2010

We can win: student struggle must escalate

On 24 November 130,000 school, college and university students walked out in the biggest education action for 25 years...

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