And it was not just in Britain. A series of uprisings had begun in Tunisia and spread to Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and other Arab and North African countries. Russia demanded free and fair elections. Then the uprisings started in Europe. Hungarians took to the streets so their voices could be heard. Portugal, Spain and Italy were running out of money, and in Greece there were daily riots as workers demanded better wages and pensions, and the unemployed demanded jobs. Britain was broke, and the government raised taxes on fuel and goods in shops. Household taxes were raised too, but as homelessness increased, cuts were made to the money spent on charities, youth clubs, art centres, services for the disabled, libraries and schools, whilst at the same time the fees that university students had to pay were raised. So as unemployment rose, people took to the streets. Those who were educated, connected and organised began to plan marches and demonstrations. Those who were not, simply went out and vented their anger on the streets in any way they could.
