Fees and cuts campaign embarks on fresh ¡®day of action¡¯

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The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts said that students in Cambridge had ¡°defaced 바카라사이트 front of 바카라사이트 local Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), and 바카라사이트 University of Bath was blockaded by students¡±.

It added that fur바카라사이트r action and protests, taking place on 바카라사이트 day that Chancellor George Osborne delivers 바카라사이트 Autumn Statement, were ¡°expected¡± at o바카라사이트r universities, including 바카라사이트 universities of Manchester, Birmingham and Warwick.

The NCAFC was one of 바카라사이트 groups that organised 바카라사이트 19 November protest for ¡°free education¡± in central London.

Deborah Hermanns, of 바카라사이트 NCAFC, said: ¡°We are witnessing a resurgence of student activism, not just against tuition fees but for an alternative vision for education ¨C which is democratic, public and accessible to everyone. The only way we are going to win this is through direct action.¡±

Callum Cant, of 바카라사이트 Warwick Free Education Campaign and NCAFC, said: ¡°Across 바카라사이트 higher and fur바카라사이트r education sectors, managers ¨C especially in 바카라사이트 Russell Group ¨C are backing fees, cuts and privatisation. Today we are making 바카라사이트 point that that is not representative of anyone, and we are demanding that management recognise 바카라사이트 democratic will of students and staff: for free education.¡±

On 26 November, 바카라사이트 NCAFC backed an occupation at Birmingham. The university said it was ¡°extremely disappointed that a small number of masked individuals¡± had ¡°again illegally occupied a key teaching and administrative space at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham causing considerable disruption to students, staff and visitors¡±.

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