United Kingdom

Content about events and struggles in what is now the United Kingdom.

Statement on the Goldsmiths Occupation

A statement from a member of staff who participated in the occupation of Goldsmiths University library. While we find the text interesting, it…

Ten days in the class war: Merseyside and the 1926 general strike

Battleships on the Mersey, riots in Wirral, and almost everyone refusing to work! Adam Ford takes a…

Roaming Marches Disrupt Oxford - Personal Account

Marches of hundreds (mainly school students) disrupted Oxford City Centre, briefly occupying County Hall, Barclays, Lloyds, and Castle Mound (see…

On our chaotic swarm - Edinburgh University Occupation

Edinburgh University Occupation was invited to sign a national "occupation manifesto" at the start…

Student protests - what next?

After another successful day of action yesterday, we look at what lies next for the growing movement against the UK government's austerity…

Student protests against cuts and fees, UK, November 30 2010 photo gallery

Collection of photos from protests around the UK against proposed education cuts.

November 30th day of action against cuts and fees

Tens of thousands of students will walk out of class for the third time in as many weeks today during a national day of action against cuts and…

National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts - An insider perspective on the leftist dead end

With angry street protests spilling over into riots and occupations across the…

My account of the student national day of action - Manchester 24/11/2010

The mainstream media's accounts of what happened in manchester on wednesday 24th november have been laughably inaccurate. The 3000-strong peaceful demonstration is a work of pure fiction. What follows is my personal account of what really took place.

Aaron Porter's "apology" fits his agenda

The NUS President’s mea culpa today that he and his careerist cronies have been “spineless” in their approach to students taking direct action is…

Fight university cuts: bust the myths

As thousands of young people up and down the country fight the government's education reforms, Cristina Delgado Garcia and Luke Yates outline…

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LSE students occupy Simon Hughes' office

Around twenty students from the London School of Economics have occupied the office of Simon Hughes, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats,…