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Thursday 4 November 2010

This Saturday: Vodafone protest in Newcastle

Protest against Vodafone tax evasion 

Saturday 6th November - assemble 12 noon at Grey's Monument, Newcastle
IT'S NOT OUR CRISIS - MAKE THE RICH PAY

Bring posters, placards, banners

Called by the 70-strong public meeting hosted by Tyne and Wear Coalition of Resistance this week.

See tax dodger poster and flyer HERE

If you're on Facebook sign up for the event HERE

As George Osborne cheerfully sets about slashing welfare and public services for the very poorest, the Vodafone case gives lie to his claim that "we are all in this together".

This summer, the new ConDem government let Vodafone off a large portion of tax (the exact figure is not known, with Vodafone claiming reports of £6 billion are incorrect) after HMRC settled a longstanding tax dispute with the company.

The original Private Eye expose on the decision reports that one senior figure at the HMRC called it "an unbelievable cave in".

See HERE for UK Uncut Facebook reports and photos of other vodafone protests.

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4 comments:

  1. Hey I'd like to come to this...but how large is the possibility of being arrested? Also, there's a leftwing bookfair on at the same time...how long will this demo last?

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  2. How large is the possibility of being arrested? Very very small...

    Length of demo? An hour...? Or as long as you wish to make it... bring along a book to read!

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  3. See you at midday.

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