| Emboldened by the numbers who took to the streets of London to campaign
against the proposal to charge up to £9,000 a year in fees,students are
planning a wave of direct-action protests across the country. Grassroots groups were drawing up plans for a national day of action in
two weeks' time. "We went off script: the script that said a few thousand people would
turn up, complain a bit, and go home; and the cuts would go through
pretty much as planned," said Chessum, 21, a sabbatical officer at
University College London. "That has changed. Now students really feel
they can stop this." The NUS plans to campaign locally against Lib Dem MPs, reminding them of
their pre-election pledge to vote against a rise in tuition fees that
will apply in English universities. NUS president Aaron Porter said:
"Its an issue of principle. Clegg talked about no more broken promises –
they made a promise, and we will hold them to it." Student protests today included a three-hour sit-in by 60 students at
Manchester, demanding access to the university's accounts. "This is just
what a few students who had the energy left after the London demo
managed to achieve," said Jeremy Buck  < students demonstration in London>
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101110/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_university_fees | 
