another wake up call - all to late i suspect

They defaced a statue of Winston Churchill in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament, urinating on it and daubing anti-police graffiti. They smashed windows at the Supreme Court and the Treasury building, as well as at West End stores. They attempted to set fire to the giant Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square; they threw flares and smoke bombs in a running battle with police, who made 20 arrests.

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/10/latest-london-protests-not-all-about-students.html

And were the 20 arrests actually students protesting the rise of fees?