Police held off angry student protesters marching to London's Parliament Square on Thursday as lawmakers debated a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees in England. Thousands of students held demonstrations and sit-ins throughout the country, heaping pressure on the government to stop. Students marched through central London, banging drums, waving placards and chanting "education is not for sale," as weeks of nationwide protests reached a buildup. Small groups of protesters tore down barricades and threw paint bombs as police with batons fended off others in attempts to reinforce a security cordon near Parliament. Despite minor scuffles, the massive march remained largely peaceful. The vote put Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and other Liberal Democrat leaders in an awkward spot. Liberal Democrats signed a pre-election pledge to oppose any such tuition hike, and have reserved the right to abstain in the vote even though they are part of the governing coalition proposing the change.I'm on the side of the students. Education is not for sale. If the parliament raises the prices more students will not be able to get the education that they need.
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