This morning around 100 people gathered at Speakers Corner before splitting into groups to target Vodafone stores. It didn't take long with the first store closing with the arrival of the protestors and by half twelve all three stores on Oxford St were shut down. So far we've heard 5 in total are closed. It's a similar story in other places where stores were closed ahead of planned direct action and protests or when demonstrators arrived.

In Glasgow people started early with the store in Buchanan St. Other shut downs include York, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Hastings, Ocford and two in Brighton (as of 1400hrs anyway).

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See
http://ukuncut.wordpress.com
http://www.youandifilms.com/2010/10/vodafone-dodge-6bn-tax-bill-vodafoneuk-ukuncut/
http://london.indymedia.org/articles/5810
http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=in_the_back&issue=1270
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/laurie-penny/2010/10/vodafone-police-young-hear
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/22/vodafone-tax-case-leaves-sour-taste
http://taxjustice.blogspot.com/2010/09/vodafone-indian-taxpayers-1-britains.html
http://brightgreenscotland.org/index.php/2010/10/a-movement-builds
http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/guy-aitchison/vodafone-shut-down-and-growing-anti-cuts-movement
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-protest-works-just-look-at-the-proof-2119310.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhgpl
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114093658655474
http://www.facebook.com/ukuncut