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  • "@LTpaperclip, you aren't by chance a BNP supporter are you? just you have referred to people who are into art as Fairys or girls you want to bring back the stocks and various other methods of barbaric punishments. am very pleased for you being a specialist in your chosen field but obviously it does not involve much interaction with other human beings. If you had children or a little bit more understanding of the national situation you might stop being so small minded and provincial. you might also not see taxes being used for education as a personal vendetta on you, after all I dont agree with the war in afghanistan, I know someof my taxes go towards that and i also know it is not the soldiers fault they have been sent to fight a war that people in Britain didnt want. I know that some of my taxes goes towards helping the disabled and the elderly and social care for deprived people, i also know that some of it goes on big government dinners and flights away. I really dont like the idea that multimillionaire mr cameron can hire a personal photographer to take pictures of him in the act of destroying Britains economy and at the same point take away my childrens future. no, they dont have to go to university but having spent their whole lives telling them to work hard and they will do well, i now should say, sorry kids people like LTpaperclip think that you are grubbing little oiks who deserve nothing, but happily back the rich men in power who spit on your efforts. tell you what, why dont you start visiting state schools and telling the kids they are all worthless in your eyes, however hard they work. in fact try telling your clients for your specialised electrician work that all students are spoilt drunken and lazy and deserve nothing. perhaps they will respond a little differently to you.

    and for those of you who think university places should be cut by half, i bet you don't include yourself in that half! the job market is impossible for most people to get a job degree or otherwise, we are in a major depression but you still have a better chance of getting employment not just in Britain but worldwide. all the people who are losing their jobs because of badly planned government cuts will also be fighting for employment with you.
    the only thing that is personal about these cuts is that they are not designed to improve life for the people of Britain, they are designed to keep the moneymen of Britain friendly with each other, whatever the human cost may be!"
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Liveblog: 1,500 students join Brighton march against education cuts

CONTROL: A policeman confronts at protester outside Brighton Town Hall this afternoon. CONTROL: A policeman confronts at protester outside Brighton Town Hall this afternoon.

Students protesting in Brighton today occupied a council building, and stormed a university building, Vodafone and Poundland.

About 1,500 students marched through the city in protest at the steep rise in tuition fees.

At about 3pm, a group of them approached Brighton Town Hall in Bartholemew Square, and shortly afterwards occupied Priory House nearby.

Another group entered the Brighton University building in Grand Parade.

Police kettled hundreds of students in Bartholemew Square, but through the afternoon there were further scuffles in Black Lion Street, Churchill Square, North Street, Bond Street and by the police station in John Street.

At one point, about 40 protesters stormed the Vodafone store in Western Road. When riot police ejected them, they then moved onto Poundland, where a small amount of damage was caused.

Click here for a picture gallery of photos from the protest.

Click on play below to view a liveblog of the march:

Students from universities and colleges across the city first gathered in Dyke Road Park, near Brighton and Hove Sixth Form College (BHASVIC), in Duke Road, Hove, at 2pm.

They then marched through the city to Churchill Square, and made their way to Victoria Gardens.

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Students from University of Sussex also met in Library Square on the Falmer campus at 12pm.

The Argus understands that pupils from BHASVIC, Dorothy Stringer School, in Loder Road, Brighton, Longhill High School in Falmer Road, Rottingdean and Blatchington Mill School in Nevill Avenue, Hove, are all joining the 2pm march.

They are protesting against Government proposals to cut the teaching budget and raise the cap on tuition fees to £9,000 a year.

One 17-year-old Vardean student said: “By marching today we hope to show our opposition to the proposed cuts to higher education, which are going to affect our future drastically.”

Chief Superintendent Graham Bartlett said: "People have a genuine grievance and we are happy to help them air their discontent. We liaised closely with the organisers of the march to help plan for a safe and secure environment for both protesters and local residents and to prevent crime and disorder.

"Protesters of the planned march were co-operative and followed the agreed route, peacefully marching from Dyke Road to the city centre, causing minimum disruption to the area. Unfortunately a small group broke away from the organised march, causing minor disorder, criminal damage and disruption.

"A small number of buildings in the city centre have been closed for the safety of protesters and those occupying the buildings, including a university building. Sussex Police has been working with the universities to keep their buildings open, but unfortunately some criminal trespass has been taking place.

"There have been protesters outside the Town Hall and a small number managed to get in, but were soon ejected with no damage caused. Protesters have also been in various other parts of the city centre including outside the police station and there are sufficient resources to deal with any crime and disorder that the minority are committing."

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