The dust is beginning to settle after the occupation of 30 Millbank last Wednesday, and the time has come to assess what happened and how we can take the resistance – both in universities and beyond – forwards. The 50,000 students on the streets was impressive, but it was the 5,000 at Millbank who made the difference. They escalated what was already the biggest single protest against the Coal…

50.000 students, teachers and lecturers are not a few, in particular if the student union‘s expectation was around 7000 people for the 10 of November. Las week it was the biggest demonstration of social opposition from the 90s in England. The spokesman of the student union said that the direct action was just «despicable action» organized by a minority that occupied the head quarter of the To…

The students are revolting - report on the occupation of the Millbank Tower

Yesterday saw one of the largest and most vibrant protests in London in recent history. Over 50,000 education workers and students took to the capital not only to protest against the rise in tuition fees but reforms in education in general and to protest for a fairer, free higher education system. The Anarchist Fe…

… it read one of the placards in today’s student demonstration in central London. And this short and sharp message not only seems to sum up the feelings of most of the 50,000 people that took to the streets to protest against the Government imposed cuts in education spending, but also the events that unfolded during the massive demonstration.



The crowds started to gather at Horse Guards Avenue …