Wednesday, November 10, 2010

England's Youth Riot At Millbank Over Tuition Hikes.



Protesters Smash Into Tory HQ And Storm The Roof As Anti-Cuts Rioters Hijack Tuition Fees March -- The Daily Mail

* 35 arrests as 52,000 protest in Westminster over shake-up
* Millbank and Tory HQ overrun by rampaging students
* Rioters warn: 'This is only the beginning'
* Eight are treated in hospital, with three police also injured
* 'Embarrassed' police admit they were only prepared for peaceful march
* MI5 HQ sealed with officers guarding exits
* Clegg defends Lib Dem U-turn on hike at PMQs
* Cameron: Rise will mean foreign students pay less

Students went on the rampage today as a huge protest against the coalition's controversial move to hike tuition fees turned violent.

Around 52,000 students and teachers travelled to London for a march and rally in Westminster against the Government's plans to raise fees from £3,290-a-year to up to £9,000.

Scotland Yard appeared to have been caught on the hop as the peaceful protest descended into riots this afternoon when many left the planned route and headed to Tory party headquarters.

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More News On Today's Violence In London

Violence at Tory HQ overshadows student fees protest -- BBC
How the student fees protest turned violent -- BBC
Student protest over fees turns violent -- The Guardian
Student tuition fee protest: police response to Millbank riots 'embarrassing', says Met chief -- The Telegraph
Student tuition fee protest: Infantile behaviour -- The Telegraph
Students smash way into British PM's party HQ -- AFP
Education Protest in London Turns Violent -- New York Times
U.K. students protest tuition hike -- CBC
Millbank Riot: Police Poorly Prepared -- Wall Street Journal
In pictures: Clashes at tuition fees protest -- BBC
Video of Student Protests in London -- The Lede/New York Times

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