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CDE Garden Party 2014

JACK MCCONNEL reviews CDE Garden Party 2014

Fuck Off: CDE Activists respond to Union punishment

On Monday, a Cambridge Union investigation fined the ‘Fuck off Willetts’ protesters – here’s how they responded.

Will-ett’s Quite a Punishment for Student Activism!

Cambridge Defend Education members Jessica O’Driscoll-Breen and Conrad Landin fined £20 each by the Cambridge Union Society

Why protest matters

CHAD ALLEN and FLO SWANN defend telling George Osborne to “fuck off”.

Why do we put up with this shit?

Infuriated Cärlchen Jupp thinks it’s time for the King’s protesters to think carefully about who should actually ‘fuck off’…

King’s students scream ‘fuck off’ at Osborne

Tories abandon plans to sleep in student beds after their visit to Cambridge is met with fury.

Cambridge Police Infiltrate Student Politics

The Cambridgeshire Police have been caught trying to recruit an activist to go undercover and spy on Cambridge student politics.

UPDATE: CUSU’s Quiet Riot for Holland

CUSU and CDE were out in force for Owen Holland, but their protest was a little lacking in loudness.

UPDATE: 30 Month Suspension For Willetts Protester

UPDATE: CUSU and CDE are planning a demonstration in central Cambridge today to protest the University’s sentence.

Staff And Students March Through Town

Around two hundred members of the Uni marched through town today to show support for the national day of action against government plans.

Blog: Lady Mitchell Hall Occupation

The occupation keeps going, but lectures have started to be moved as a result. A big few days await.

Uncle A: “Popular” Protest

Uncle A’s back, and he’s getting all topical! That’s right, he went there (the occupation).

An Embarrassment For Free Speech

The occupation is a self-defeating and embarrassing strategy. Because, from experience, free speech is something you protect or you lose.

Po-Po Overload

Lily Cole joined Cambridge activists in yesterday’s protests, despite an “excessive” police presence.

Dons Give 9 Grand Fees Seal Of Approval

Despite the campaign to reject the proposal, University Dons have voted in favour of charging the maximum £9,000 fees.

Where’s Willetts?

Uni Minister David Willetts played a game of cat-and-mouse with protesters last night, as he tried to avoid them interrupting his talk in Cambridge.

Huppert: “Education Should Be Free”

MP Julian Huppert said Lib Dems were still committed to scrapping tuition fees last week, but one audience member called him a “liberal bastard”.

Uni Minister: Max Fees Will Look “Silly”

University Minister David Willetts said top unis would look ‘silly’ if they opt to charge the maximum fees while others offer the same services at a lower price.

Assembly Fight “Voldemort’s” Cuts

The full report on todays General Assembly, which saw the protestors fight against the cuts compared to “Dumbledore’s Army fighting Voldemort”.