A new opinion poll from Angus Reid finds that 53% of the public back the police tactic of “kettling” student rioters (against 19% who think it “totally unjustified”). The public want the police to go further and 55% would like to see them use water cannon on protestors (36% oppose).

Guido has said it before, the student demonstrations are doing the students no favours, every demo costs them support. Only 13% of those polled were enthused by the protests, most felt shame (45%), disgust (45%), anger (42%) and sadness (50%).

Rather than letting students vandalise and urinate on Churchill’s statue on the next demo, it might be more popular with the public if Theresa May recalls some of the equipment from Northern Ireland and orders water cannons on the rioters. See how they like it…