Monday, November 15, 2010

Democracy Now: Over 50,000 Students Protest in London over Planned Cuts to Education Funding

Over 50,000 Students Protest in London over Planned Cuts to Education Funding
Democracy Now

An estimated 52,000 students took to the streets of London on Tuesday to protest government plans to increase university tuition fees while cutting higher education funding by 40 percent. The demonstration was one of the biggest student protests in decades and the largest turnout against the British government’s austerity measures that were announced last month. We speak with Johann Hari, a columnist for the London Independent.

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