UKuncut plan actions at big march tomorrow


1:50 pm - March 25th 2011

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UK Uncut, the anti-cuts direct action group, will take over 15 retailers and banks on Oxford Street, London’s busiest shopping street, tomorrow, the day of a massive demonstration highlighting alternatives to the government’s cuts programme.

* 2pm – 15 UK Uncut groups from across the country will target banks and shops on Oxford Street
* 3.30pm – Meet at Oxford Circus to go to secret target – and aim to stay for as long as possible
* Sam West, Josie Long, Mark Thomas and musicians will perform on OxfoStreeat the secret target

Activists from UK Uncut will be meeting at 11.30 at the National Threatre to form a bloc on the march where hundreds of their supporters who have taken action in cities and towns across the country will come together for the first time.

From 2pm, activists from UK Uncut plan to turn at least 15 banks and tax-dodging stores on Oxford Street into hospitals, libraries, theatres and homeless shelters to point out that these services could be saved by clamping down on tax avoidance and making banks pay for the crisis that they caused. Targets includetax-dodging retailers Vodafone, Boots, Tesco, Topshop and Dorothy Perkins and banks RBS, Lloyds, Natwest and Barclays.

The protesters say that in addition, a secret target will be revealed on the day of the march, with regional groups expected to come together for a mass occupation. They are meeting at 3.30pm at Oxford Circus where the group will move to the new target which is a closely guarded secret.

The activists say that they will aim to stay for as long as possible. A comedy gig and arts performance will be held at BHS on Oxford Street with Sam and Timothy West and the comedy gig will meet at Soho Square.

The secret target will not be revealed until tomorrow.

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1. cjcjc

I can see this working out well.

2. Watchman

Are they still confused about the nature of tax evasion, tax avoidance and the fact that money earned in another country should be taxed in that country? Dangerous combination of activisim, ignorance and imperialism there.

3. Sunny Hundal

One of these days, it would be good if you guys said something which wasn’t so boring predictable

4. @ukcuts

This is UK Uncuts moment in the spotlight. Dont ruin it!

IF there is trouble, and IF any uncutters are involved, the whole movement will have its credibility irreparably damaged. Not to mention royally pissing off the unions, whose members are at the frontline of the cuts – many having lost, or in the process of losing their jobs.

I would strongly suggest UKuncut and it’s leadership to be proactive and tell trouble makers not to bother coming.

5. buddyhell

@4
Mustn’t piss off the TUC, must we? Are you a fifth columnist?

6. buddyhell

@4
Sorry, that was unfair but I get the feeling you’ve been had by the Tory press, the cops and their agents on Twitter.

7. Dave

LMAO!

Yeah i saw the lazy ass students and commies smashing the hell out of shops (SHOPS????) and litter bins (LITTER BINS?????????????????????) in their moral certainty.

These sponging, scheming, lazy ass thugs are as bad as any banker.

And it’s nice to see so many ‘hard working’ students once again finding a whole day spare to smash up properties where REAL WORKERS graft to pay taxes to keep this scum in ‘higher education’ (LOL!).

8. diogenes

and they have occupied Fortnu,m and Masons……really showing your balls there, guys, aren’t you! All you need are game pies! singalong!

9. damon

Was that what this was all about then? Causing mayhem in the West End and occupying Fortnum and Mason? Seems pretty stupid to me, and is the reason why I’d rather not get involved with this kind of thing. I’m glad I watched the football instead.

10. Tim Worstall

Fortnums…..guys, you do know that it’s owned by a charity? One that pumps £40 million a year into education, health care and the arts?

Blimey, I always though that UKuncut were a little dim but didn’t realise they were truly ignorant as well.

11. buddyhell

@10
Cross posting? Tut tut tut <wags finger.

12. buddyhell

@2
Funny how none of your pals in power ever come clean about the difference between the national debt and the various forms of deficit. No?

13. Smurf

Lots of right wing sock-puppet comments on here…


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