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By Dominic Casciani BBC News home affairs correspondentBy Dominic Casciani BBC News home affairs correspondent
Over the past month, many parts of the UK have witnessed student-led protests against tuition fees and the end of grants in further education.Over the past month, many parts of the UK have witnessed student-led protests against tuition fees and the end of grants in further education.
On television, the scenes have looked like a typical demonstration: people standing around in the cold waving placards while police run around after trouble-makers. But what's beyond doubt is that social media has played an important role in the anti-cuts demonstrations, but is it changing the nature of modern protest?On television, the scenes have looked like a typical demonstration: people standing around in the cold waving placards while police run around after trouble-makers. But what's beyond doubt is that social media has played an important role in the anti-cuts demonstrations, but is it changing the nature of modern protest?


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Bob the irony of your comment is not lost on me. This comment is awaiting moderation. href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/moderation.shtml#appear" target="_blank">Explain.
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    • Any protester that is arrested for violence should not be allowed to get any help for their University education. Also when there is any violent protesting, water canons should be used. A nice dose of freezing cold water on them would soon quieten them down. God forbid this lot is the future of our country. This comment is awaiting moderation. href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/moderation.shtml#appear" target="_blank">Explain.
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    • BobL55 wrote "Perhaps universities could keep the price of necessary degrees such as science, maths, engineering, etc."What, like the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), for which the teaching grants are being maintained? :-) This comment is awaiting moderation. href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/moderation.shtml#appear" target="_blank">Explain.
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    • It is time they stopped these useless University degrees which are of no use to the future of this country. If students really want to do one of them then make them pay for it.As for the protest, they are not going to change anything. If they had the intelligence (which they should have) and studied the fees system then they would know that a vast majority will be better off. John - This lot *is* the future of our country? I hope that is a deliberate ironic mistake. Hopefully with a university education the future can at least have a grasp of grammar.
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    • This is reminiscent of various sci fi novels. The creation of a hive consciousness or, instant democracy, whereby information and votes can be viewed and actioned quickly. The hope is that this would form the future of government and political power. The reality at the moment seems to be that peoople use technology constructively. The reality, at the moment, is quite destructive/irrisponsible. What is wrong with you people blinding believing all the mainstream media's bias reportage - LOOK A BIT CLOSER - 20,000 demonstrators & just 3 arrests!!! This is not the violent masses here. BBC you are either just trying to make things interesting by constantly focusing your reports on very little violence or your working for Cameron
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