WHILE I would never condone such scenes of regrettable violence on the streets of our capital city, I feel we must recognise the far more aggressive action which took place inside the House of Commons on Thursday.

When Members of Parliament voted in favour of tripling tuition fees – despite many securing election results based on a manifesto promise and signed pledges to abolish such fees – the personal opportunism of the Liberal Democrats has once again overtaken principle.

This is another clear break of the relationship between constituents and their elected representatives, a new low for British democracy and allows credibility to voting apathy.

For MPs to vote for increasing the personal debt of students to finance the £3 billion of Government coalition ideological cuts to the education system is outrageous, and I can sympathise with the anger of thousands of protesting students.

We should look at the bigger picture. While a few windows in Whitehall can be easily replaced, the lives and future job prospects of our future generations are not so easy to mend.

The Government talks all so regularly about economics; why is it not prepared to invest in the future of our country?

Dan Sidley, Phoenix Boulevard, York.