The complete Oxford Debate on Higher Education, all six articles as featured on openDemocracy.net OurKingdom.
Brian Woollard, a former officer in London's Metropolitan Police, expresses his alarm at the 'kettling' of demonstrations and insists that protest needs consent and dialogue.
Sometimes, the self-referential, apolitical worlds of art and architecture intersect with politics in unexpected ways. In mid-December, as the students occupations spread, on the same day as the 'Day X 2' demonstration across central London organised by student protesters against cuts and fee rise
While we must respect the organic nature of our institutions, we must also accept them as social constructs. We need to develop a new approach to social organisation that is radically democratic, encourages accountability and works to resist tribalism.
The shocked faces of Camilla and Prince Charles as they are attacked by a group of student demonstrators is now an iconic image. It has come to symbolise the potential of protest to break with the illusion of the separateness of worlds upon which the structures of power are built.
The higher education debate has failed to take account of the conservative perspective. The loud dispute over the reforms and their ability to support universities in their 'proper function' has drowned out the conservative argument that such criteria - of success, power and utility - should not b
The government has announced that its cap on migrant workers coming into Britain from outside the EU cannot be met unless a cap is also placed on flows of international students. This proposed policy risks discriminating against students on grounds of nationality and threatens the cultural richnes
The volcanic eruption of student anger and militancy in Britain over the last few months has blown the political space wide open, making a broad-based movement against austerity thinkable. Whether or not it can grow and ultimately succeed will depend on the next steps the movement takes.
The ’12 Cuts of Christmas’, sung by student protesters on the tuition fee demonstration at Parliament Square, summed up this year’s defiantly festive spirit. You can join in the iconoclast carol with the video and lyrics in this post.
