... revolting students ...

My daughter was on the protest march against the plans to 'top up' - ie charge dramatically higher university fees. This would mean that the top British universities would only be available to the very rich, foreign students and a few from very poor backgrounds - through some form of government support.

... anyway at midday she was revolting - and by ten o'clock at night Tony Blair had backed down.

A good result for once. It pays to listen Tony.

I presume the success had little to do with the fact that at least six of the cabinet violently oppossed the plan and that the majority of the cabinet were luke warm in support.