10.11.10 - Demolition.

Just adding: I'm not rich, but I intend to go with these because I know causing chaos is only going to make things worse? People who complain are - as I said - the ones who won't be able to afford it because they'll be working in fast food restaurants.

As a guy living in Northern Ireland, I'm slightly worried. If anything like this happens here there is a high chance the troubles will start again. It's not very well known and the facts have become quite distorted, but some say a big part of the troubles were student protests/riots.

I'm not saying this is a bad idea; I hate the fact poorer people will have to give up on their ambitions because of money.

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Originally Posted by Niall!

As a guy living in Northern Ireland, I'm slightly worried. If anything like this happens here there is a high chance the troubles will start again. It's not very well known and the facts have become quite distorted, but some say a big part of the troubles were student protests/riots.

I'm not saying this is a bad idea; I hate the fact poorer people will have to give up on their ambitions because of money.

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From my understanding, the poor will actually be paying less as will about 20% of people under these proposals. With bigger fees come bigger grants :)

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Originally Posted by bethie

LOL unsecure? surely you mean insecure; i don't have a rude attitude.

i'm merely stating my opinions.

and yeah you know what, i would rather turn up to a protest, cause a bit of damage then sitting on my arse at home complaining about the world is and then doing nothing to change it.

i was at millbank from the start of the fire til about 6pm, which is when it all went too far. the fire should have been put out IMMEDIATELY. there were aerosols on there, which are dangerous as a start. the police watched from a distance...

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You didn't change anything though? You went against the wishes of the NUS and got yourselves a bad reputation. And in the process you will not have swayed public opinion in the slightest, quite the opposite.

When you smash the windows of the Tory HQ the only people you're damaging are yourselves, quite literally, the coalition isn't going to back down to this pathetic mob-like behaviour.

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Originally Posted by R0BB13G

Get a ******* life. You may not like their party but finding it funny that desk workers are suddenly surrounded bust cruel, thugs like you, who only want to cause destruction, is not in the least bit funny. They're doing their job. It's like environmentalists going and attacking a BP petrol station for the oil spill back in April - they are small people doing a small job.

I think these actions were so disgustingly violent and unneeded. The reforms are for the better if you cannot see that then you're blind.

I hope everyone out of those who got violent has their house smashed in or their dorm raided when they go to uni cos it's ******* bull**** what they did.


I'm, as everyone else, not the happiest of bunnies due to the cost - well get a ******* decent degree and don't **** up your education? Then you can pay the ******* debts off. I don't give a **** because I'm going to get a good job, i'm going to make the most of my education.

The morons protesting and causing chaos yesterday are the ones who won't be able to afford Uni because they'll be working in McDonalds for the rest of their lives.

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ahhaa i work in mcdonalds, i got three a's at a level, and i'm studying a masters degree. do you wanna re think?

but firstly, try and construct a sentence without swearing and get back to me. all i'm saying you don't understand what happened because you weren't there, i didn't say i condoned the violence; i said i understood it. and i do, and i stood back and watched because i know WHY they're angry. because i'm angry. my course could be discontinued next year due to these cuts, what do i do then?

you can judge me all you like, you really can. i couldn't care less. me and my uni went there yesterday to be heard, and it would appear the world has selective hearing :)

It would appear that if you thought about it the violence will get you nowhere. You stood and watched..you could have walked on? Now you look bad and so does everyone who kicked in the Tory hq.

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It would appear that if you thought about it the violence will get you nowhere. You stood and watched..you could have walked on? Now you look bad and so does everyone who kicked in the Tory hq.

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i could've walked on yeah, but so couldve 20,000 others. and of those 20,000 about a 100 did damage.

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Originally Posted by R0BB13G

Just adding: I'm not rich, but I intend to go with these because I know causing chaos is only going to make things worse? People who complain are - as I said - the ones who won't be able to afford it because they'll be working in fast food restaurants.

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...otest-yob.html

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But O'Callaghan - who lives on handouts from his university professor father and government researcher father

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What a very stereotypical comment. In fact, lots of students work in fast food restaurants because they're so big that they can be flexible around their studies.

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...otest-yob.html



What a very stereotypical comment. In fact, lots of students work in fast food restaurants because they're so big that they can be flexible around their studies.

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thankyouuu. mcdonalds give me freedom around working and university, and pay me well. and give me hours when i need them.
just because i serve food, it doesn't make me a ******.

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Originally Posted by bethie

and yeah you know what, i would rather turn up to a protest, cause a bit of damage then sitting on my arse at home complaining about the world is and then doing nothing to change it.

i was at millbank from the start of the fire til about 6pm, which is when it all went too far. the fire should have been put out IMMEDIATELY. there were aerosols on there, which are dangerous as a start. the police watched from a distance...

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But being a happy medium, turning up to a protest and putting forward a good case, is better than the extremities of destroying things, which I believe may have been down to individuals who actually just want to destroy things, rather than fight for a good cause and secure future. The people I respected in the protest were the ones that actually spoke, rather than acted. Afterall, a baby chucking it's toys out of it's pram isn't going to make much sense if it refuses to tell you what's up.

And the police probably don't want to be blown up :P They probably shouldn't attempt to chuck water on the blaze, if the heat is there those cans are going to go up no matter what :P

And in support of Bethie, McDonald's actually pays really well and is an idea place to work as a student, and many do.

i feel sorry for the people having to pay the extra 30ish thousand back pmsl
atleast we r safe nowin the new goverment offices r lookin flush cos they spent £20000 of tax payers money on new art work
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...00-hanging-art