Throughout the centenary there has been significant protests in relation to working class which shows us how working-class experiences have been improved and there is not as much stigma surrounding it. These protests tell us what issues working class people have had in the past and how they fought to make it easier.
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The protest of 13th June 1973 (University of Reading Special Collections)
‘Tales from the Archives: Snapshots of Early Academic Life at Reading’, Tales from the Archives (blog), 2 December 2025
https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/tales-from-the-archives/
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13th March 2018 protest staff redundancies (The Reading Chronicle)
Adams, Luke, ‘Protesters refused to leave to support lecturers at the University of Reading’,
Reading Chronicle, 13 March 2018, available at
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/16083906.protesters-refused-to-leave-to-support-lecturers-at-the-university-of-reading/
[accessed 3 January 2026]. -
10th March 2016 protest cuts (Berkshire Live)
Hyde, John, ‘University of Reading students protest against cuts’,
Berkshire Live, 10 March 2016, available at
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/watch-university-reading-students-protest-11017841 -
4th November 2006 NUS protest (The Guardian)
Campbell, Dennis,‘‘Students stage rally against top-up fees’,
The Guardian, 29th October 2006, available at
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/oct/29/highereducation.tuitionfees?CMP=share_btn_url -
8th December 2010 Reading students protesting (BBC)
'Reading students protest over fees plans',
BBC, 8th December 2010, available at
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-11953154