silverfox Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I see some 'students' are setting up another tent city in Trafalgar Square. those tents look like a job lot. I wonder who paid for them? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraferJack Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 why would you wonder that silverfox?if they have jobs and paid for themselves you will ask what they are protesting aboutand if they don't have jobs you can dismiss them as fecklesswhy start another thread on what is essentially the same topic Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Matching tents...http://www.channel4.com/media/images/Channel4/c4-news/2011/NOV/09/tents_trafalgar_screengrabk.jpgI guess they could all have free university education like the 70s if they reduced the number of students from the current 2,000,000 to the 1,000,000 there were in the 70s.So which half of them are going to go home and get a job? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Fair point.however there is a third option here - that more sinister forces are paying the bills to spread this 'global' movement. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraferJack Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Just for perspective, I know of a global bank moving outside zone 1 in LondonRoughly 80% of the workforce appear to view this as a reason to leaveSeveral people on 3 figure salaries expect someone else to pick up the extra tube costs or else they will leave for that reason aloneI know who I have more sympathy with Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 The march is organised by the "National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts" who favour "radical direct action" (that mostly means violent protest, so we shall see).It's funded by the RMT.So you can thank Bob Crow and his thugs for those tents. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Personally, I'd condense most of the three year uni courses down to two. I doubt many of the courses really need to be three years. That would save everyone 33% straight up. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peckhamboy Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 StraferJack Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Just for perspective, I know of a global bank> moving outside zone 1 in London> > Roughly 80% of the workforce appear to view this> as a reason to leave> > Several people on 3 figure salaries expect someone> else to pick up the extra tube costs or else they> will leave for that reason alone> > I know who I have more sympathy withTo be fair, if I was on a 3 figure salary, I think I'd struggle to pay for travel myself. Or rent, food, clothing... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
taper Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 It's the Winter of discount tents. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
womanofdulwich Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 >:D Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBen Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 In the City right now, it's getting dark and helicopters are drowning out the conversation in our office. They'll be getting cold and tired now so expect proceedings to kick off shortly.....whether its a few windows smashed or a full scale plastic bullet extravaganza remains to be seen. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Loz Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Personally, I'd condense most of the three year> uni courses down to two. I doubt many of the> courses really need to be three years. That would> save everyone 33% straight up.Agreed. First year doesn't even count towards your degree a lot of the time, and it would mean a lot of people would drop out pretty quickly, which probably wouldn't new bad thing either. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyageur Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 taper Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> It's the Winter of discount tents.VERY good http://emotloader.hu/emoticons/happy/Content_8%20-%20emotloader.hu.gif Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 They'll all be watching Fresh Meat later.Don't worry. Nette(tu) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Annette Curtain Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> They'll all be watching Fresh Meat later.Really? I think the main audience is those of us in our 30s/40s... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20461-students-his-n-her-tents-in-trafalgar-square/#findComment-498764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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