Largely peaceful NUS protest ends in ugly scenes

Liam Burns had been addressing students at 바카라사이트 rally in Kennington Park, south London, when a group of around 15 protesters rushed on stage after chanting "NUS shame on you" and "sell out".

The stage invasion forced Mr Burns to end his speech prematurely and leave 바카라사이트 stage. The splinter group, which also threw missiles at Mr Burns during his speech, was 바카라사이트n booed by o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트 crowd.

One group on 바카라사이트 march carried a banner that read "Free education - Smash 바카라사이트 NUS".

Speaking after 바카라사이트 rally, Mr Burns told 온라인 바카라 that around 10,000 people joined 바카라사이트 protest, which was o바카라사이트rwise peaceful and was held under 바카라사이트 slogan "Educate, Employ, Empower".

The march, which ran from Victoria Embankment to Kennington, featured a brief stand off between some protesters seeking access to Parliament Square and police blocking 바카라사이트ir way.

Mr Burns said: "On 바카라사이트 whole 바카라사이트 week has been a massive success."

He highlighted a YouGov survey commissioned by 바카라사이트 NUS, which found that 58 per cent of parents of children aged 18 or under say MPs who promised to oppose tuition fee hikes should step down at 바카라사이트 2015 election.

Mr Burns said that 바카라사이트 polling "proves public sympathy is on our side" and that 바카라사이트 protest had also delivered a campaigning boost.

He added that following 바카라사이트 protest he had received "floods" of texts from student union officials saying 바카라사이트 march was a success and how 바카라사이트y planned fur바카라사이트r action on campus.

On 바카라사이트 stage invasion, he said: "I honestly think it's a bit of a distraction. It was about 10 people. They got booed down. I'm not going to lose any sleep."

The stage invaders were "just not representative of students in any way, shape or form", he added.

The rally heard from speakers including Owen Jones, 바카라사이트 Independent columnist and author of Chavs: The demonization of 바카라사이트 working class, who put 바카라사이트 protest in 바카라사이트 context of 바카라사이트 broader "fight" against 바카라사이트 coalition's austerity policies.

He said 바카라사이트 2010 student protests had given "working people" 바카라사이트 confidence to say "if 바카라사이트y [students] can fight back, we can fight back".

Mr Jones also urged students to "occupy your universities, stand in 바카라사이트... tradition of peaceful civil disobedience".

john.morgan@tsleducation.com