London Student Protests against cuts and high fees

Last week saw thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of central London to show their opposition to the government austerity measures. The protest was directed against cuts in education funding and rising student tuition fees. Between the students and their supporters, thousands of people participated in the rally, which marched from Russell Square to St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Despite the heated mood of the crowd, the march was peaceful. Police were out in heavy force to monitor the movement of the demonstration through London. Although the police had been authorised to use rubber bullets and there was a small presence of riot police, no violence occurred.

OBV interns Mathieu Milbourne, Danny Mucinskas and Oksana Trofimenko attended the protest to ask the students and other participants about why they believed the government’s cuts to education were unjust and why they chose to march in the demonstration.

Click on the links to see OBV's visit to the demonstrations to hear what the protestors had to say:

London Student Protest - Part 1

London Student Protest - Part 2