Manchester Uni Occupation

Well done to all those involved.

Time to kick some coalition ass!

Nice one Manchester !!!

“Support lecturers and administrative staff who will be losing their jobs."
Should read:
“Support lecturers and administrative staff whose jobs are threatened."

in the words of Centre Forum - the Lib Dem Thinktank, providing the ideological doublespeak justification for the increase in student fees (from their website):
"Extending educational opportunities requires us to better direct public expenditure to those who most need it. Hence [their report] 'Open universities: a funding strategy for higher education' made the case for an increase in private payment, and a decrease in public subsidy, to free up scare resources to invest in early years education."

Paul Marshall, director of Hedge Fund Marshall Wace, is a major donator to the Libs Dems, and most significantly, donated £1 million to Centre Forum, and is chair of the Centre Forum Management Board and the Liberal Democrat Business Forum, and is special advisor to Nick Clegg. Marshall also co-edited the controversial The Orange Book in 2004, which contained essays championing pro-market policies. Marshall is also co-founder of charity ARK which is running one of the biggest academy chains in Britain. They currently run 6 schools (including the controversial Wembley Park academy in Brent*) and aim to run 12 by 2012.

* For more info about the ARK academy in Wembley Park and the financial hegemony behind the new wave of academies ie. privatisation masquarding behind the thinly veiled conceit of the new philanthropic charitable trust business model, see this excellent video about the campaign against Wembley Park Academy by Jason Parkinson:
 http://vimeo.com/14634627

to secure the building and barricade it

Well done Manchester, keeping the memento going! We are with you in spirit and if you go on for a month again, we'll be with you once more in a concrete way!
Thanks for leading the way, hopefully we all won't be long in the following!
Keep us updated.
Much Love,

York