Direct action by a pressure group: Students!

The Guardian publishes a report tonight of a new campaign by a suddenly-much-more-vocal pressure group—university students—against the changed further education policies of the LibDems:

NUS starts campaign to oust leading Lib Dems
National Union of Students launch 'decapitation' strategy aimed at ousting Nick Clegg and other top Liberal Democrats in protest at the party's U-turn on tuition fees

The National Union of Students will launch a "decapitation" strategy aimed at ousting Nick Clegg and other top Liberal Democrats from parliament in protest at the party's U-turn on student fees.

The move aims to build on anger about coalition policies – which spilled over into violence on Wednesday – in Lib Dem-held constituencies with large student populations.

The key targets will be Clegg in Sheffield Hallam, Simon Wright in Norwich South, Stephen Williams in Bristol West and Don Foster in Bath.

Aaron Porter, president of the NUS, said the campaign would aim to force out Lib Dems who break their pre-election pledge to oppose any rise in tuition fees.

This, of course, constitutes a brilliant current example of direct action against the policies of a particularly well-placed political party and sitting MPs (including the party leader). Will it succeed in changing anything? We shall see...