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As a part of the government cuts, the coalition announced plans to simultaneously cut much university funding and dramatically increase the tuition fees charged to students.

This move led to widespread student protests taking place in November and December 2010, during which demonstrators occupied the central Jeremy Bentham Room in University College London ( UCL ) for several weeks.

The protesting UCL students ( some of whom were RCG members or supporters ) organised a panel discussion to be held during which representatives from several leftist organisations ( including the RCG's David Yaffe as well as figures from the Green Party of England and Wales, Socialist Appeal and Workers Power ) discussed the reforms then being made by the government and university authorities to higher education in Britain.