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7 Reflections on the Battle of Parliament Square and the 2010 Student Movement
It's five years since the ‘Battle of Parliament Square’, when students marched on parliament to oppose the tripling of tuition fees. Many left bloodied, others radicalised and many more exhausted. Here are some thoughts on what we can learn.
7 Reflections on the National Demo for #FreeEducation
Wednesday's national demonstration for free education could have gone either way. As it stands, people are excited that it may now be the spark for a new student movement that will fight for - and crucially, could win - free education.
4 Nails in the Coffin of the NUS
While campuses across the country are gearing up for the national free education demonstration on 19 November, the National Union of Students leadership has dramatically pulled its support in spite of the wishes of its national executive committee and those organising the march. While many were angered by the U-turn, few experienced activists could claim to be surprised.
4 Reasons the Privatization of Sussex University Services Affects Us All

The anti-privatization campaign at Sussex University has been one of the catalysts for a recent resurgence in political activity on campuses across the UK. A major hurdle Sussex campaigners have had to overcome is conveying to fellow students the consequences that privatization of university services has – for all of us. Here, Alia Al Ghussain […]
3 Years On… 7 Fragments on the Latest Winter Rebellions

Next to the storming of Millbank, 9th December 2010 arguably saw the most notable ‘moment of excess’ of the Coalition-era student movement. Over the course of about ten hours, thousands of young students from universities, colleges and schools found themselves on the wrong end of police batons, riot shields and horse charges. Suddenly, aggressively, masses […]