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Tuition fees protest on London streets Student demonstration reaches Parliament Square
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Students are to march through London in a protest against tuition fees. Protesters against student debt and fees have broken through barriers to gather on London's Parliament Square.
The Free Education demonstration is campaigning against tuition fees of up to £9,000 at universities in England. They Free Education demostration is campaigning against tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year at universities in England.
The march, called by groups including the National Campaign Against Fees And Cuts, has not been endorsed by the National Union of Students (NUS). The march was called by groups including the National Campaign Against Fees And Cuts.
Organiser Aaron Kiely said the protest was the beginning of a "major wave of action" running up to next year's general election. Little violence has been reported and police have not tried to remove the protesters from the square.
Student groups from universities across the country are set to join the march, which is campaigning against tuition fees, student debt and spending cuts. Demonstration organiser Aaron Kiely said the protest was the beginning of a "major wave of action" running up to next year's general election.
It has not been endorsed by the National Union of Students (NUS).
Student groups from universities across the country have joined the march against tuition fees, student debt and spending cuts.
'Turn up the heat''Turn up the heat'
"A modern economy capable of competing in a globalised world can only function with a highly educated workforce," said Mr Kiely."A modern economy capable of competing in a globalised world can only function with a highly educated workforce," said Mr Kiely.
"Wednesday's national demonstration marks the start of a major wave of action between now and the general election which seeks to turn up the heat on politicians and political parties to listen to the demands of the student movement.""Wednesday's national demonstration marks the start of a major wave of action between now and the general election which seeks to turn up the heat on politicians and political parties to listen to the demands of the student movement."
The march has been supported by groups including the Student Assembly Against Austerity and the Young Greens.The march has been supported by groups including the Student Assembly Against Austerity and the Young Greens.
But the protest has not received the official backing of the NUS, which warned that the event had "an unacceptable level of risk" to members. But the NUS warned that the event had "an unacceptable level of risk" to members.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said that university admission figures showed that the current fees system had not deterred disadvantaged students from applying - and that numbers had risen. A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said that university admission figures showed that the current fees system had not deterred disadvantaged students from applying - and that, in fact, numbers of applicants had risen.
"We recognise the right of all students to free speech. However, the world-renowned calibre of the UK's higher education system would not be sustainable if tuition fees were removed. "We recognise the right of all students to free speech. However, the world-renowned calibre of the UK's higher education system would not be sustainable if tuition fees were removed," the spokesman said.
"Our reforms were necessary to further strengthen the quality of our system and this summer the OECD described the UK as one of the few countries that has developed a sustainable funding system for its universities.""Our reforms were necessary to further strengthen the quality of our system and this summer the OECD described the UK as one of the few countries that has developed a sustainable funding system for its universities."