Beyond the attack on Charles and Camilla's car on their way to the
Royal Variety Performance that is? I hope its not the story of thugs
and brave policemen?
H had organised the walk out from college the day before. They had
3 riot vans out for my H and his mates! The kids were singing
"what a watse of money" and "shouldnt you be on sick leave" (after the
newsthat we were paying for 1 in 10 to be on sick)
Then came the news at 11pm that Unison and some others had agreed to
part fund a coach to London for the next days Rally.
It was hilarious at 7am, I opened the door to H's freind asking "can I
leave my bike round the back" "Of course Oli, are you here to smash
the state?" "Yes" "Have you had some breakfast" "Yes thanks Mrs
George"
SO I was in phone contact with H all day. The police started on
them from the start. H was at the front at the beginning and was
on telly, I watched all day. Then he was charged by the police on
horses....and I was watching...there had been no attacks or anything
chucked,,,just a bit of pushing to try to get through to join up with
the other group. They were contained there for 5 hours with mothers
and kids and others like them, while the police spokesman werecalling
them the "hard core" and while the anarchists were smashing Top shop
windows in Oxford street and throwing paint on Prince Charles's
Bentley
They had no toilet, water, food and were constantly charged and hit
with batons as they tried to get out to catch their bus home. They
call it kettling, because they say they let a few out at a time like
steam out of a kettle. In reality they just blew up the situation.
Thats when the treasury was attacked.
I dont care what system they have in the US. Everyone who voted that
day had free education, and its part of our history and heritage. Free
education for anyone who gets the grades.It doesnt even make financial
sense. Most of it will never be paid back, its being loaned by the tax
payer in the first place.
If its got to be recouped in another way, why not put a graduate tax
on all graduates, all those in parliament, me, bankers, doctors,
Lords, heirs to the throne and their sons and fiances. Weve all had
our free education and saddled these kids with massive debt already.
Now we want them to pay to be educated to keep the country going.
Its a fucking disgrace.
were coming into my booth, and when they heard my accent talking about it,
and asking me what I thought. Most agreeing that it is a travesty, that
England is trying to go down the same route as America, when there are
people over here in their 30's, 40's and 50's still paying off their
student loans!! This to me was to be expected from Cameron and the
Conservatives, it's Clegg that I can't fucking stand.
The big news here is that we as Liberals are fucking done with Obama.
Compromise, compromise, compromise with the Republicans and now the rich
ain't going to be taxed, even though it was a campaign pledge. He
compromised on healthcare, and now on taxes and I'm through. Through
defending him, and through with his brand of change politics. He even
wheeled out Clinton to try to get the Dems to toe the line, but they ain't
having it. It will go through, but I for one ain't happy.
