Student protest blog vows relaunch after takedown

How ironic would it be if protesters, to exercise their freedom of speech, would have to start using servers in Russia for example.

By Josefov on 16 Nov 2010

LoL

Why don't they use them now. We "russians" will never follow "your" stupid rules....

D (this is a joke)

By mobilegnet on 16 Nov 2010

They haven't vowed to repay London Taxpayers for the damages?

No? Thought not.

Bone idle, self-entitled wastrels. Cut funding for the lot of them.

By cheysuli on 16 Nov 2010

Cheysuli come on

no need to slag off the police like that!

By kaneclem on 16 Nov 2010

I saw the video where the moron threw the fire extinguisher off the roof of Millbank, which missed a group of police officers by a few centimetres. Apparently there is talk of the culprit being charged with attempted murder if caught. (I fail to see what defence he could put forward that would see him get off).

Because of too much TV I get a bit confused between US and UK law, but is this web site aiding and abetting a fugitive and helping him to avoid arrest? Is that a UK offence? Accesory after the fact?

It's no wonder that some students are stark raving mad anarchists when there appear to be so many staff faculty members who never grew out of their Trotskyite phase, hell even Rick from the Young Ones grew up to be Alan B'stard

By Phoomeister on 16 Nov 2010

@kaneclem

I was referring to the so-called students (obviously). Police don't have the financial luxury of being able to take the day off and riot. And from my experience, neither do real students.
Obviously studying the philosophical history of religious art in archaeology doesn’t keep them busy enough. Maybe a job will. Or a prison sentence....

By cheysuli on 16 Nov 2010

Bad Language?

"advising students that might have been caught"

Who wrote that?

Should be "advising students WHO might have been caught"

Possibly written by a (skiving) student?

By BornOnTheCusp on 16 Nov 2010

@ cheysuli

My response was tongue in cheek. Chill baby!

By kaneclem on 17 Nov 2010

@ cheysuli

"Bone idle, self-entitled wastrels. Cut funding for the lot of them."

I think you'll find your Daily Mail web site is over there ->

I on the other hand think university students should be selected on how smart they are and not how rich their parents might be.

Aside from a few trouble makers, I am impressed that tens of thousands turned up to protest for the rights of future generations when they themselves would not fall under the new rules. I think that's a pretty good demostration of altruistism...

By Simbu on 18 Nov 2010

Oops

I on the other hand did not go to university, which is why I misspelt demonstration of altruism and accidentally double-posted!!

Anyhow, you get my gist.

By Simbu on 18 Nov 2010

On the hop

It seems the Met were caught by surprise to learn that students have the energy and drive to protest. I suspect this is in part due to the cost of attending University now standing at a level which reduces the consumption of soap bar.

Thus it's the governments own fault entirely that students are no longer lazy and stupified. ;-)'

Protest is one thing but dropping 100Kg of metal from a roof is beyond the line in the sand.

By Gindylow on 18 Nov 2010

Simbu

"I on the other hand think university students should be selected on how smart they are and not how rich their parents might be."

Sorry but you can get into some universities to with little more than a couple of poor a'level results.

They as with most organisations are businesses - the govt' 'pay' them to take students and with the only criteria that the students meet the universities criteria. thus creating a lot of people with useless paper and massive debts. if I (the tax payer) have to fund someone through uni I want to know I am getting value for money unfortunately I am not.

If you are brainy you can get a bursary if not get a real job and work up the ladder that way. Just stop wasting my tax money!

By SimonCorlett on 18 Nov 2010

@SimonCorlett

Missed the Daily Mail reference earlier?

It's clear you are neither attending, or funding someone trying to go though University at the moment as the vast majority of students have to get a job in order to pay the rent & eat.
And still they finish with several thousands of pounds in debt - unless their parents can afford to pay it all for them.

By greemble on 18 Nov 2010

I must admit, it was rather amusing to see that the Government was surprised. They must still live in reality where slaves are to be exploited, not to rebel. Surely, at the universities they went to, science wasn't as popular, otherwise they'd know that you can only tighten the screw until the material gives in.

Still, they lucky though. Starving pensioners and single (or low income) parents are not likely to take it to the streets.

By Josefov on 19 Nov 2010

@gremble

I failed to see how you have addressed any of the points I have made just refereed to me as a daily mail reader. (which actually hurts)

your second paragraph illustrates my point - unless you can afford to go or are going to achieve something that will pay for your borrowings you should not go to university.

Choice is for those who can afford it. The rest of us work.

By SimonCorlett on 19 Nov 2010

Mores the pity Josefov...

Most won't take it to the steeets, there's been nothing like that since the G8 or from a UK perspective the Poll Tax Riots and the Miners Strikes.

The Fuel protestors did start to make an impact but as ever the Government Media machine, the BBC, managed to sway everday folks into thinking that Hospitals and other services would be at risk and therefore implied anti Terror law would be brought against the organisers.

Most of us seem prepared to suck it up, despite the fact that we are simply paying for the arrogance and greed of a select few very rich policy makers high up in the banking and finance world. -I'm not even aiming that at the regular banking traders.

It's those fella's at the top, nad the slack regulation of Gordon Brown we should be prosecuting...

By Gindylow on 19 Nov 2010