'Demo 2012'

Hopefully using this as a title will mean it gets a lot of views, thanks to the wonders of the Google search engine. However, I would take this opportunity to point out this blog post is actually about that which the title alludes to.

Last year a good few thousand students took to the streets of London, the Capital City on our Nation, a City that it is fair to say much of the world look's to, and is often seen in global news as a shining example of western civilization. London is one of the most successful cities in the world, so it is only natural that any protesters would use this location to rally as a good publicity stunt. I have no issue with free speech, in so long as it is done in moderation, and in an orderly fashion.

Of course, the NUS will tell you that it was intended to be orderly, but I disagree. It would take a total and utter moron to allow this to happen, by accident, on a rally you organised:

Just to clarify here, at which point was incinerating buildings supposed to be considered peaceful? At what point in the grand democratic peaceful NUS plan did it read ''Burn the Capital'. Maybe the plan was rather basic, and read as follows:

Plan for Rally 2011

1. Go to London on free bus travel, paying congestion charges and clogging the atmosphere with toxic fumes, regardless of our 'Green' policies.
2. Get out of buses, and have lunch paid for using our government grants.
3. Burn London
4. PROFIT

This plan, as succinct and concise as it is, was not very successful, as this year, they are going to go and do it all again! This probably shows to a human with a basic intelligence level that last years protests did not work. In fact, I remember England being a laughing stock for a good few weeks, as the rest of the world looked at our great nation, and saw that the people in higher education didn't like the tragic realization that they actually had to pay for it.

Its a really bizarre concept that this:

Actually has to be:

A) Earned,

B) Spent in return for other things (like a university education that will give you a massive boost into the job market)

I quite obviously get a lot of grief for going to a private school, as I had to pay for it, and that makes me posh. However, I remind all the students thinking of striking, you CHOSE to go into paid education (Uni) I was PLACED there by my parents. You CHOSE to have to pay for your education  so do not be surprised when the prices go up.

You cannot sit in your homes and rant about how the privileged should pay more tax, and then with your next breath get cross when your fee's go up. The very second you start paying for education  for a privileged that will advance you in the workplace, you fall into the Privileged bracket, and should be paying more as-well.

By all means, go out and protest, its your right in this nation. But the very second you start turning violent, you loose all right to have your views heard in my opinion. Here's some numbers for you:

5 Deaths,

16+ members of the public injured,

186 police officers, 3 PCSO's, and 5 Police Dogs injured.

So, before you all run of up to London and go 'on a march' look at the facts. Your better of paying your fee's in the current way anyway, its all in installments, so its cheaper by the week. Next time you think about going, look at the numbers before you riot and then call 'Police Brutality' last time 16 members of the public, who where throwing petrol bombs at the police where injured, compared to 186 police officers.

Anyone who goes to this rally is in my opinion an utter moron, who only wants to cause havoc. 

Next time you think riots would be a good idea:

Just look at that, and tell me what your doing is correct.

This is Aaron Newbury, one of the very few students who appears capable of using their brain to realize that rioting is not the answer.