Protesting students hit London streets

Updated on: Friday, November 11, 2011

Protesting against a market-driven higher education environment, thousands of students took to the streets of London to protest against high tuition fees amidst a tight security presence.

London witnessed a strong presence of police for the first time after the August riots, as students marched to City of London where the 'Occupy London' protest against corporate greed is taking place outside St Paul's cathedral.

The student protest, organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts, is against the government's plans for a market-driven higher education system.

From September 2012, universities could charge fees as high as 9000 pounds per year for UK and EU students (international students from India and other non-EU students already pay the same level of fees).

Protesters carried placards which read "Scrap Tuition Fees" and "Free Education" and chanted "No ifs, no buts, no education cuts" and slogans criticising the police over rubber bullets.

Campaign leader Michael Chessum said: "We are being told by a cabinet of millionaires that we will have to pay triple tuition fees."

Protesting students hit London streets

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