London Metropolitan students and workers lobby the board of governors

While the board of governors of London Metropolitan University met at the Moorgate site yesterday to rubber stamp 70% cuts to courses, hundreds of redundancies and the slashing of essential student services, a large noisy demo of students and workers was held outside, led by the performing arts students who had occupied the graduate centre previously. Strikes now seem inevitable as vice chancellor Malcolm Gillies shows no signs of backing down - and the students' resolve to fight has only been strengthened by the disgraceful evicition of the occupation last Monday.

This is becoming the key struggle against privatisation of education in Britain. Delegations of students and workers from a number of other universities joined the lobby yesterday, and messages of support are coming in not only from across the country, but from around the world.

Watch the video of yesterday's action, and please share it around and join the protests: there will be another lobby of the next board of governors meeting next Thursday May 19th (venue and time will be confirmed soon).