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Occupy Edinburgh leaves St Andrew's Square »

Occupy Edinburgh have left their protest camp at St Andrew Square after the owners of the garden pursued legal action against them. The protesters had been camped there for three months as part of a global campaign for “true democracy and an equ...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

Hacker: Right to Protest »

November, 2010. You’re Blackburn Rovers; you’re 14th in the league after a solid start to the campaign, coming off the back of a tenth-place finish the previous season, and Sam Allardyce is your manager. You might not be about to storm th...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Met haunted by memory of Millbank as students march in London »

Police officers outnumber protesters in London

Thousands of students once again flocked to central London last week, in a day of protest which saw the Metropolitan Police criticised for what was widely seen as an excessive policing effort. Around 3,000 students joined the National Campaign Against...

Sun 13 Nov 2011 by Marcus Kernohan, Emma Elliott-Walker | Read more »

Video: Occupy Edinburgh »

Occupy Edinburgh - 15 October 2011

As previously reported, last Saturday saw the start of Occupy Edinburgh, the city centre occupation inspired by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest. As protesters gathered in St Andrew Square, a film crew from EMPS, in partnership with The Journal&n...

Fri 21 Oct 2011 by Joe Smith, Michael Westcott | Read more »

Photos: Occupy Edinburgh »

Occupy Edinburgh - 15 October 2011

Last Saturday marked the arrival of the "Occupy" protest movement in Edinburgh, as several hundred demonstrators set up camp at St Andrew Square in the city centre to protest against social inequality in the global financial system. The occupation is ...

Thu 20 Oct 2011 by Picture Desk | Read more »

From Wall Street to Princes Street »

Occupy Edinburgh - 15 October 2011

The 'Occupy' protest movement reached Edinburgh last weekend, as up to 300 occupiers set up camp in St Andrew Square Gardens, close to the headquarters of banking giant RBS.  The demonstration, inspired by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest, ...

Tue 18 Oct 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Photos: Party Against Privilege »

Edinburgh University student Mike Shaw, pictured after being refused entry to Old College

Anti-cuts campaigners from the University of Edinburgh took to the streets this week to protest the installation of Princess Anne as the new chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, in a demonstration dubbed 'the Party Against Privilege'. The u...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Picture Desk | Read more »

The installation of the chancellor was a debacle »

Last week I was involved in a protest against the inauguration of Princess Anne as the university chancellor, and more widely against the introduction of £9,000 per year fees for students from the rest of the UK. Quite aside from any political ar...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Joe Dewhurst | Read more »

Students occupy Strathclyde University in wake of RUK fees »

Occupiers at the University of Strathclyde

Demonstrators last week occupied Strathclyde University overnight in protest at the recent decision to increase tuition fees for rest-of-UK (RUK) students. Around 30 students from universities across Scotland staged a sit-in protest inside the institu...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Photos: Scottish Defence League vs. Unite Against Fascism on the streets of Edinburgh »

Unite Against Fascism led a counter-protest on Princes Street

Despite the best efforts of Edinburgh City Council to prevent the march along Princes Street from going ahead, members of the far-right Scottish Defence League took to the streets of Edinburgh on 10 September. But, the SDL marchers were heavily outnum...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Picture Desk | Read more »

Glasgow University occupation briefly ended by police »

The Free Hetherington

A seven-week student occupation of a mothballed University of Glasgow building was temporarily brought to a close by a major police operation. Strathclyde Police mobilised up to 80 officers, 18 police vehicles and 1 helicopter to remove 15 students fr...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Danielle Fallon | Read more »

Student protests continue across the country »

Braving the unprecedented amount of snow this winter students from across Edinburgh took part in a series of protests around the city, despite the passing of the tuition fees bill in England. Protests in November and December took place in the city ce...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Al Innes | Read more »

European student solidarity over UK cuts »

For live coverage of the DEMOLITION protest, be sure to follow @EdJournal from 10am.  European student unions from Austria and Belgium to Georgia and the Ukraine have come out in support of the DEMOLITION march in London later today. The Journal...

Tue 09 Nov 2010 by Al Innes, Ashley Buchan | Read more »

Free travel to Demo, courtesy of EUSA »

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Students from Edinburgh are to join an 'unprecedented’ protest against education cuts to be held in London next month. The demonstration will respond to spending cuts announced last week in the Comprehensive Spending Review and is part of the un...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Ashley Buchan | Read more »

NUS to escalate opposition to education cuts »

NUS

Up to 20,000students will take part in a national demonstration in London next month to protest against funding cuts to further and higher education. The ‘fund our future’ demonstration is expected to mobilise students from across the coun...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Sarah Purvis | Read more »

Sussex students storm university in week of confrontation »

Hundreds of demonstrators defied a high court injunction at Sussex University last week to protest against funding cuts and demand the reinstatement of six suspended students. The students were suspended due to their involveme...

Mon 15 Mar 2010 by John Hislop | Read more »

People and Planet protest against RBS' "dirty" investments  »

People and Planet protest against RBS' "dirty" investments

Students across Scotland protested against the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) funding of the extraction of tar sands in Canada. The students, part of the People and Planet human rights campaign, are accusing the bank of funding the devastation of liv...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Juliet Grant | Read more »

Anti-NATO protestors penned near Old College »

NATO Protesters

Protesters descended on Edinburgh last week as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly's annual meeting took place. The NATO-PA meetings took place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre from 13 to 17 November. ...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Harriet Grecian | Read more »

Youths fight for jobs »

A group campaigning against youth unemployment has planned a demonstration to take place in London on 28 November. Youth Fight for Jobs is calling for government to expand the public sector, creating more “permanent socially useful jobs that pay...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

George Square occupation: Pyrrhic victory »

George Square

When a dozen or so students stormed their campus, university officials cut the power, wifi and access to loos. They refused to negotiate, and very soon the whole thing began to fizzle out. That was New York University. The reaction at Edinburgh was a v...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Harry Cole | Read more »

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