London, 19/01/2016. Today, students gathered in Parliament Square to protest against the British Government decision to scrap the maintenance grants. Then, protesters moved to occupy, symbolically and peacefully, Westminster Bridge. From the organisers Facebook page: <<This Tuesday, the Labour Party has called an opposition day debate on the scrapping of maintenance grants. We will be there to demand a reversal of this disgraceful attack on working class students, and to show that we...
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London, 19/01/2016. Today, students gathered in Parliament Square to protest against the British Government decision to scrap the maintenance grants. Then, protesters moved to occupy, symbolically and peacefully, Westminster Bridge. From the organisers Facebook page: <<This Tuesday, the Labour Party has called an opposition day debate on the scrapping of maintenance grants. We will be there to demand a reversal of this disgraceful attack on working class students, and to show that we will not let them get away with this. Last Thursday, it took just 18 MPs 90 minutes to scrap maintenance grants for the million poorest students. They did so without a debate in Parliament; in a backroom committee which most of the people these cuts are affecting will never have even heard of. And the ministers who made this decision benefitted from free higher education and grants themselves. This is not only a direct attack on working class students, but it also shows the government's flagrant disregard for the most basic democratic processes. The Tories are clearly scared of having their policies scrutinised and exposed to public anger. […]>>.

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