Tom Akehurst

Tom Akehurst teaches politics and history for the Open University and the University of Sussex. He co-authored a recent report on the student protests in Brighton, which is available here.

Why Britain needs direct action

Britain is a democracy, with freedom of speech and the right to protest. There is no need to be 'disruptive' and uncivilized' in order to make your voice heard. What a comforting myth!

By Tom Akehurst and antiuk.wordpress.com

/ 14 Nov 2011