Several UKuncut 'Big Society Bail-in' actions took place today across london. At the same time around 1000 people took part in the Lewisham Carnival Against Cuts [pic video] and around 500 marched in Hackney [pic more].

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In Brixton around 40 people blockaded the Barclays branch for around an hour and a half whilst handing out leaflets and talking to passers by [See Reports and pics 1,2,3]. The same happened in Wood Green [twitpics], around 50 people protested at Tottenham court road and Piccadilly branches as well as Soho [pics], and Natwest in Regents st [pic] was also occupied. Some branches were 'turned into libraries', there were read-ins, speeches and stand up comedy [pics]. In Dalston the angle was the NHS cuts with free blood pressure readings [twitpic] with other protests taking place in Hackney, Lewisham, Camden and more.

See:

Hackney anti cuts march pics:
http://www.yfrog.com/froggy.php?username=cozzabags

Lewisham march pics:
http://www.yfrog.com/froggy.php?username=JonW999

Wood Green UKuncut pics
http://twitpic.com/photos/MaeveMckeown

Hackney Barclays Bail-In, 19/2/2011 pics
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=331333&id=597820578&l=76057ca5f7

Others:
http://www.yfrog.com/froggy.php?username=UKuncut

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