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‘Are they really as stupid as they seem?’
There are a surprising lack of convincing explanations as to why the capitalist class is pushing through the present unprecedented austerity drive – even at the risk of provoking both mass opposition and a double-dip recession. The following excerpts, from … Continue reading
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University Struggles
University Struggles at the End of the Edu-Deal By George Caffentzis As students around the world start to take action against national governments’ university spending cuts, George Caffentzis sees a plane of struggle developing; one which acts against the crooked … Continue reading
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Center for Social Media Posted by Patricia Aufderheide on November 24, 2010 The European Documentary Network , which has its annual meeting at the International Documentary Festival at Amsterdam, featured a workshop cosponsored by theFederation of European Film Directors (known by its French … Continue reading
Do you wanna marketise our education?
Do you wanna marketise our education? We will educate your market! SOAS Occupation 2010 The first snows of winter have come early but it’s beginning to look like things are hotting up. The second mass student demonstration in a fortnight, … Continue reading
Resistance
A small selection of links: If the State is trying to teach the kids a lesson, what they learn may be something else Thatcher’s children can lead the class of 68 back into action | Polly Toynbee Video: Student protests … Continue reading
Fears for schools’ music lessons
School music lessons could be hit as local councils make cuts and budgets are redrawn, it is feared. One in five music services, which support schools, expect councils will completely axe their grants and half fear cuts of up to … Continue reading
What is to be done… after the storming of Millbank?
The response to the Browne Report on university funding and student finance, and its subsequent interpretation by the Coalition government, has taken several forms amongst UK academics. Read more at LGS
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The student revolt, the cuts and the democratic deficit | Counterfire
The huge student protest on 10 November and the anger generated by the betrayal of election promises by the Liberal Democrats marks a new phase in British politics argues Neil Faulkner.
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documentary is never neutral
Very nice website: documentary is never neutral Working in documentary is a long and crazy road. Because we love you, we’ve assembled this for those of us trying to put it all together. The site is divided roughly into four areas … Continue reading