From early morning Monday 5th March to the afternoon of Wednesday 7th March, we students occupied part of the administrative floor of the Fielding Johnson building on the University of Leicester campus. It was one of many student occupations across the country, together with Bath, Exeter, Bristol and UCL, and others such as those at…
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Students Occupying Leicester University demand the removal of David Willetts as Chancellor
At ten o’clock yesterday morning, Tuesday 5th March, we in the Leicester Socialist Students and a number of other societies made our way into the Fielding Johnson building on our campus, executing our plan to get inside and finding our way through the building to the management office floor. Despite a tumultuous start with security,…
UoL Students and Staff Unite and Fight Against Pension Cuts
Drums were beaten, speeches were delivered, chants were boomed, and banners and placards were held high. It was both fantastic and extremely moving to see the campus so alive today; from the picket lines of striking lecturers, researchers and professional services workers beginning bright and early at 7:30 this morning, to the rally ending around…
Leicester Socialist Students 