So yesterday, Wednesday 21.11.12, saw thousands of students from all over the country take to the streets and show the Government they won’t just sit back and take what’s being thrown at them.
It was a brilliant day, one I thoroughly enjoyed. The atmosphere was amazing, especially as you walked under the tunnels, though at those points hearing anything other than horns or '”whoooo” was very difficult. And the weather was not going to put anyone off, nor the early starts.
My favourite photos? Here:
(Not all of these are what some might call “photographically correct” however they do show how fast paced a lot of it was and I suppose the style of the event, it was a protest after all)
It made sense to start with a sign that matched my title.
Wooden spoons and metal bowls were used to make even more noise!
MidKent College Students Union were out in force with several officers and students carrying placards.
A slightly underexposed photo of one of the many homemade signs were out and about throughout the march.
Again, more extra noise. This time so fast my camera caught the motion.
Many placards were left discarded as the march progressed, getting wet in the rain and trampled all over.
NUS were readily prepared with plenty of placards, a lovely photo opportunity for me.
Another placard sums up the discontent with the two-party system in the UK.
As you can see there were plenty of police present at the Demo, to be sure all was safe and well.
Throughout the march people with megaphones were encouraging a variety of chants.
At one point during the march a small group did try to break away from the route as you can see here, however they weren’t successful – thankfully.
Now this is my all time favourite photo from the Demo. I absolutely love this shot.
And sticking with favourites, this was my absolute favourite sign at the Demo.
Slightly underexposed sadly.
The Birmingham Guild of Students made sure they were seen with a HUGE banner. I love the depth of field in this shot, concentrating on the students marching.
It was parliament that caused a lot of debate around the Demo as we turned left when most wanted to go right.
A Student Officer en route.
Many of those marching were stopped and interviewed for different news sources throughout the March as the media covered the protest.
The rain wasn’t enough to put everyone off, and despite this being underexposed I love it.
PCSOs were in Kennington Park watching students in, here stood on the bottom of a statue (just like me taking the shot) to be able to see over.
Sadly towards the end some of the protestors decide to take over the stage pushing through and jumping the barriers. In my opinion they simply made a fool of themselves, they barely achieved anything. And by this point my camera was too cold and wet to focus fully but I don’t think it matters here. Wow, what a ‘caption’.
And this is the state we left the park in, lush.
On another non-protesty note, I’m a bit behind in Blogging due to lack of laptop at the moment, so I have plenty more photos coming up shortly!
