Vodafone Disconnected (Oxford)
The Ox-Fly | 19.11.2010 17:53 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Oxford
On 30th September, around 30 people shut down Vodafone on Cornmarket, protesting in response to corporate tax evasion and the cuts that will affect us all.
Article taken from Issue 1 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.pdf
http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly_hires.pdf
http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.txt
Article taken from Issue 1 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.pdf http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly_hires.pdf http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.txt
Vodafone have been let off at least £4.8 billion taxes. At a time when everybody is being told to ‘tighten our belts' for the well-being of the economy this is disgusting.
The police tried to arrest one person, but he was de-arrested by the other protesters, who then went on to hand out leaflets outside another Vodafone store, in the Clarendon Centre.
Hundreds of others all over the country took part in closing down Vodafone stores on the same day, with actions in at least 21 cities including London, Brighton and Glasgow. Another such day of action is planned on 4th December.
The demonstrators showed the double standards of cutting essential services while letting corporations off the hook with their taxes.
See: ukuncut.org.uk
The police tried to arrest one person, but he was de-arrested by the other protesters, who then went on to hand out leaflets outside another Vodafone store, in the Clarendon Centre.
Hundreds of others all over the country took part in closing down Vodafone stores on the same day, with actions in at least 21 cities including London, Brighton and Glasgow. Another such day of action is planned on 4th December.
The demonstrators showed the double standards of cutting essential services while letting corporations off the hook with their taxes.
See: ukuncut.org.uk
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