Tax protesters step up protest against stores

[Joanne98]

Source: BBC

Protesters against tax avoidance have staged demonstrations at shops across the UK on what is traditionally the busiest shopping weekend of the year.

UK Uncut said it held sit-down protests in cities including London, Edinburgh and Manchester against the Arcadia Group, Boots, Vodafone and Barclays.

Arcadia Group's flagship Topshop and BHS shops in Oxford Street were hit.

The wife of Sir Philip Green, the firm's boss, has been criticised for living in a tax haven.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12027256

[Bluenorthwest]

1. JK Rowling has a bit to say about tax avoidance

in this piece which I like for many reasons. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7096786.ece

[anamandujano]

2. from your link

"The argument that the only way to cut the public deficit is to cut public services is a lie."

[molly77]

3. Money for banks and billionaires but no money for people

Is it just me or does it seem odd that this is going on all over the world?

[fasttense]

4. No, it's not just you.

Frequently their use of words and the language of the meme is the same. It's as if it is orchestrated.