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#Demo2012 Articles

DEMO2012 VERDICT: ‘A WASTE OF TIME’

NUS publish evaluation lambasting their own demonstration DEMO2012 and admits costs topped £155,000

A DEMO DIVIDED

– Low turnout and infighting mars #Demo2012 – Rival student group call for Dec 5 march

#demo2012 “We’re still a bit mad, not really sure why”

#demo2012 might be lauded as a successful statement by the NUS, but what did it really mean?

If you want us to endorse your hobbies, endorse our politics

MUGSS social secretary Thomas Lee tells of his distress at the new funding policy at the Students’ Union

MMU students exhibit protest art

‘The Art of Protest: MMUnion Edition’ exhibited student artwork at MMUnion

“Do demonstrations actually change anything?”

Campaigns and Citizenship Officer Khalil Secker seeks to challenge the notion that protest is pointless in the face of growing apathy

NUS President fears repeat of 2010 violence

– Liam Burns concerned that violence may hamper #Demo2012 – Millbank protest left ‘a cloud over the organisation’