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DO ONE DAVID WILLETTS: Cambridge students tell Uni minister to ‘Fuck Off’

Controversial Tory Uni Minister David Willetts has been told to ‘Fuck Off’ by students at the Cambridge Union Society this evening.

The Publicity of Protests

Want your cause to get heard by the media? It seems that violence is the way to go.

Interview: Stewart Lee

“I thought we were heading into a bland dystopia but in the last few weeks I’ve thought ‘maybe – maybe something interesting’s going to happen’.” TOBY PARKER-REES talks to STEWART LEE, alternative comedian to most and a ‘shit-haired cunt’ to some.

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.

Interview: Caroline Lucas

LAURA EDWARDS talks to CAROLINE LUCAS MP about the Green Party’s roots, principles, and the challenges it faces.

It’s The News!

Want to read some award winning satire? Private Eye is only £1.50, you know.

Wong To Team Up With Huppert

Cambridge MP Julian Huppert hopes to leave student dissatisfaction behind him when he appears on BBC show Bang Goes The Theory.

Political Protest Calls For More Than Just Silence

“While UCL embodied the spirit of the ’00s, Cambridge was – and apparently still is – stuck in the ’60s.” OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT on why we should start tweeting our protests into the 21st century.

Charlie Gilmour Arrested For Cenotaph Stunt

UPDATE: Gilmour has been charged for violent disorder by police and is due in court on February 10.

Fee Demo Gets Nasty

The peaceful protest in London against raising tuition fees descended into violence after the reforms were passed.

Occupiers Release Statement

Student Mob Marches Over Cuts And Fees

“Record turnout” at protest event amid condemnations of the “corporate whores” and calls for the “end of capitalism”.