https://twitter.com/tribunemagazine/status/1327180355376467968?s=19
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/11/manchesters-student-revolt
fucking damn right, it was so obvious when they sent all the students to uni in the middle of a pandemic, only to get instantly locked down and stuck in halls, that it was because the people who own all the massive student accomodation blocks wouldn't take the hit of an entire terms rent. 'why that's millions of pounds! absolutely preposterous!! pack those buggers in i say!!!'. not to mention the unis not being able to justify the huge tuition fees for zoom lectures. if anything this is giving all these students a crash course in capitalism and class consciousness earlier in life than i got it so could end up being a net positive.
edit: doing my part in the posting wars - https://imgur.com/a/eyv2Jgn
Earlier in life and more important in a location where organising is easy and they all identify as one team "students".
For those interested in following this as it happens, I've found that these two accounts do a pretty good job at summarising what's happening on the ground: rentstrikeUoM GBCMANCHESTER
Pretty much no country outside of the US does college sports like you guys its insanely exploitative and not even good for development
Let's see if this becomes an actual revolution, although I'm not counting on it
