[lostalex]

Well considering the students protests have had absolutely no impact at all on the legislation vote, it would seem the clear answer is NO.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Well considering the students protests have had absolutely no impact at all on the legislation vote, it would seem the clear answer is NO.

Of course it wont affect the initial vote to remove the cap on fees. And that is all this first round of voting was to achieve.

Over the next few months various select commitees will sit and make recommendations on fees to be set, method of administering the system, reimbursement, interest rates on the loans, repayment scales and time frames.

Very few protest campaigns achieve their agenda in the initial days. It may takes months for policy makers to decide to compromise, if indeed they do.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Of course it wont affect the initial vote to remove the cap on fees. And that is all this first round of voting was to achieve.

Over the next few months various select commitees will sit and make recommendations on fees to be set, method of administering the system, reimbursement, interest rates on the loans, repayment scales and time frames.

Very few protest campaigns achieve their agenda in the initial days. It may takes months for policy makers to decide to compromise, if indeed they do.

Well the Iraq War protests were 10 times as large and we all know how successful that was...

Don't get your hopes up.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Well the Iraq War protests were 10 times as large and we all know how successful that was...

Don't get your hopes up.

Shows how much you know doesnt it?

The Iraq War protests showed how unpopular the war was, and far from being unsuccessful they were in part successful.

In that a relatively open review, The Chilcott Inquiry, was called which wouldnt have happened without public pressure.

They also at least in part forced the government at the time not only to announce cuts in the numbers of troops deployed in that theatre but also to announce a phased withdrawal and then to hasten the timetable involved.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Shows how much you know doesnt it?

The Iraq War protests showed how unpopular the war was, and far from being unsuccessful they were in part successful.

In that a relatively open review, The Chilcott Inquiry, was called which wouldnt have happened without public pressure.

They also at least in part forced the government at the time not only to announce cuts in the numbers of troops deployed in that theatre but also to announce a phased withdrawal and then to hasten the timetable involved.

ummm, what???

no, you're wrong, the iraq protests happened BEFORE the war started. They were trying to PREVENT the war, WTF does that have to do with the chilcott inquiries which were WELL AFTER the war???

Stop trying to re-write history plzzz.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by lostalex

ummm, what???

no, you're wrong, the iraq protests happened BEFORE the war started. They were trying to PREVENT the war, WTF does that have to do with the chilcott inquiries which were WELL AFTER the war???

Stop trying to re-write history plzzz.

Oh the ones before the war, well Bush had his heart set on finsihing off what his daddy had started so didnt listen to public opinion did he?

And you would know all about rewriting history, after all it was the US who won the Battle of Britain wasn't it?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Shasown

And you would know all about rewriting history, after all it was the US who won the Battle of Britain wasn't it?

Well we did prevent you from being just another "former soviet republic" that's for sure.