Source: New Statesman   Posted by Laurie Penny - 11 November 2010 11:41 "This is scary but not as scary as what's happening to our future."

Big turnout at student anti-fees protest emboldens TUC leadership to plan wider campaign against government cuts By Matthew Taylor and Adam GabbattSource: guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 November 2010 19.03 GMT

by Charlie Kimber of Socialist Worker Online Three and a half million people marched on over 200 demonstrations across France according to the CGT union federation. This is a new high for the present campaign. It shows how crucial the battle taking place in France is—one with implications for the whole continent. The strike and protests— the fourth day of mass strikes and demonstrations since June—are against attacks on pensions. The scale of the mobilisations was impressive:

Source: IRIN, humanitarian news and analysis. February 2007.