Student tuition fees protests – live blog. 9.18am: Hello and welcome to the Guardian's live blog on today's student protests against tuition fees and cuts in education spending.
An estimated 10,000 students are expected to take part in today's march in response to government funding cuts and a tripling of maximum tuition fees. They are also opposed to the government's education white paper, which would allow private providers to offer degrees for the first time. The students are due to meet at the University of London Union on Malet Street, near Euston station in central London, at midday. Here is a map of the route.
The march is due to head down Gower Street to Trafalgar Square, east along the Strand and Fleet Street, along Holborn Viaduct, before swinging round just north of St Paul's Cathedral and ending at Moorgate, in the City. Student protest posters and placards. November 9th Demonstration - Elephant. Student protests over tuition fees: live. London Students Protests: LIVE. Updated news: London Student Demonstration Nov9. Today, November 9, on the first anniversary of the massive student protest in 2010, students from all over Britain are marching in London again against tuition fees, cuts and for free education.
We will attempt to provide regular updates during the day from comrades at the demonstration. The Marxist Societies of several universities in London and elsewhere will be marching together (meeting at 10am in Malet Street) and the ULU Marxists twitter account will be reporting live. 5.15 pm: A small number of people are still in the Moorgate area. Lots of police around. The day could be summed up as a very big demonstration by students in favour of free education and against cuts which was met with over the top policing. Live: Fresh student protests to hit London » The Journal.