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UK Uncut have occupied target 1 : Fortnum and Masons

category international | anti-capitalism | news report author Saturday March 26, 2011 17:00author by Ukuncut

(Guardian updates) 4.29pm: Ukuncut say that hundreds are now occupying their target, Fortnum and Masons, which they revealed half an hour ago on Twitter.

3.36pm: Here's a mid-afternoon round-up of the huge protest in London against the government's public sector spending cuts.

•Around 500,000 people have joined the TUC's rally against the government's public sector spending cuts in central London.

•The main group of the marchers demonstrated peacefully and walked along the pre-planned route from Embankment to Hyde Park.

•Anti cuts and tax avoidance protesters closed down more than 13 shops on Oxford Street whilst many more shut their doors

•The protest has been largely without violent incident but a breakaway group of protesters attacked shops and banks in the Oxford Street area. A scuffle broke out between a handful of activists and police in New Bond Street.


Press release: UK Uncut
UK Uncut have occupied target 1 : Fortnum and Masons
UK Uncut have occupied target 1 : Fortnum and Masons

Occupy Tax Dodgers Fortnum and Mason
http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/blog/press-release-uk-uncut-o...mason

March 26th - All out against the cuts (IMC-UK)
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/03/476285.html

March 26th Reports (IMC-LONDON)
http://london.indymedia.org/articles/8096

March for the alternative (Guardian live updates)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/blog/2011/mar/26/marc...dates

Anti-cuts march swells to 400,000 (Guardian)
London hosts largest protest since Iraq war as workers and public demonstrate against government spending cuts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/26/anti-cuts-m...00000

500,000 join UK cuts protest (Irish Times
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0326/....html

The protest was largely peaceful but a breakaway group of hundreds of protesters attacked shops and banks in the Oxford Street area.

Topshop and HSBC had their windows smashed, while paint and glass bottles were thrown at a Royal Bank of Scotland branch.

Fireworks and flares were set off and a handful of activists scuffled with police.


Day of action TWITTER tag: #ukuncut
http://twitter.com/search#search?q=%23ukuncut

UK Uncut on Newsnight Dec 2010 (earlier vid)

protester tries to break a window in Oxford Street during the anti-cuts march
protester tries to break a window in Oxford Street during the anti-cuts march

Paint-splattered police officers look on as protesters attack Topshop on Oxford Street during the anti-cuts march in London
Paint-splattered police officers look on as protesters attack Topshop on Oxford Street during the anti-cuts march in London

Caption: Video Id: ODNbioL7UGg Type: Youtube Video
UK Uncut on Newsnight



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