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UK Uncut

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UK Uncut is a network of United Kingdom-based protest groups established in October 2010 to protest against cuts to public services and tax avoidance in the UK. [1]

42 relations: Advocacy group, Anti-austerity movement, Arcadia Group, Atos, Barclays, Boots UK, British Home Stores, Burton (retailer), CS gas, Demonstration (protest), Department for Work and Pensions, Direct action, Disability benefits, Disabled People Against Cuts, Facebook, Fortnum & Mason, Health and Social Care Act 2012, HM Revenue and Customs, HSBC, Income tax, Left-wing politics, Monaco, NatWest, Offshore bank, Oxford Street, Private Eye, Protest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sisters Uncut, Sit-in, Starbucks, Tax avoidance, Tax haven, Topshop, Twitter, US Uncut, Vodafone, Westminster Bridge, Wittington Investments, 2011 London anti-cuts protest, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Advocacy group

Advocacy groups (also known as pressure groups, lobby groups, campaign groups, interest groups, or special interest groups) use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and/or policy.

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Anti-austerity movement

The anti-austerity movement refers to the mobilisation of street protests and grassroots campaigns that has happened across various countries, especially in Europe, since the onset of the worldwide Great Recession.

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Arcadia Group

Arcadia Group Ltd. (formerly Arcadia Group plc and Burton Group plc) is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Atos

Atos is a European IT services corporation with its headquarters in Bezons, France and offices worldwide.

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Barclays

Barclays plc is a British multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in London.

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Boots UK

Boots UK (formerly Boots the Chemists Ltd), trading as Boots, is a pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Thailand and other territories.

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British Home Stores

British Home Stores, commonly abbreviated to BHS and latterly legally styled BHS Ltd, was a British department store chain, primarily selling clothing and household items.

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Burton (retailer)

Burton is a large United Kingdom high street clothing retailer.

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CS gas

The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C10H5ClN2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of a tear gas commonly referred to as CS gas, which is used as a riot control agent.

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Demonstration (protest)

A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.

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Department for Work and Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, and is responsible for welfare and pension policy.

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Direct action

Direct action occurs when a group takes an action which is intended to reveal an existing problem, highlight an alternative, or demonstrate a possible solution to a social issue.

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Disability benefits

Disability benefits are funds provided from public or private sources to a person who is ill or who has a disability.

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Disabled People Against Cuts

Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is an organisation based in the United Kingdom for disabled people and allies to campaign against the impact of government spending cuts on the lives of disabled people.

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Facebook

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.

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Fortnum & Mason

Fortnum & Mason (colloquially often shortened to just "Fortnum's") is an upmarket department store in Piccadilly, London, with additional stores at St Pancras railway station and Heathrow Airport in London, as well as various stockists worldwide.

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Health and Social Care Act 2012

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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HM Revenue and Customs

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HM Revenue and Customs or HMRC) is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support and the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage.

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HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company, tracing its origin to a hong in Hong Kong.

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Income tax

An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) that varies with respective income or profits (taxable income).

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Left-wing politics

Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy.

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Monaco

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco (Principauté de Monaco), is a sovereign city-state, country and microstate on the French Riviera in Western Europe.

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NatWest

National Westminster Bank, commonly known as NatWest, is a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom.

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Offshore bank

An offshore bank is a bank regulated under international banking license (often called offshore license), which usually prohibits the bank from establishing any business activities in the jurisdiction of establishment.

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Oxford Street

Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus.

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Private Eye

Private Eye is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961.

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Protest

A protest (also called a remonstrance, remonstration or demonstration) is an expression of bearing witness on behalf of an express cause by words or actions with regard to particular events, policies or situations.

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Royal Bank of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland (Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba, Ryal Bank o Scotland, Banc Brenhinol yr Alban), commonly abbreviated as RBS, is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, together with NatWest and Ulster Bank.

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Sisters Uncut

Sisters Uncut is a British feminist direct action group that is opposed to cuts to UK government services for domestic violence victims.

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Sit-in

A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.

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Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain.

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Tax avoidance

Tax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime in a single territory to one's own advantage to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law.

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Tax haven

A tax haven is defined as a jurisdiction with very low "effective" rates of taxation ("headline" rates may be higher).

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Topshop

Topshop (originally Top Shop) is a British multinational fashion retailer of clothing, shoes, make-up and accessories.

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Twitter

Twitter is an online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".

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US Uncut

US Uncut was a decentralized direct action group in the United States established in February 2011 to draw attention to corporate tax avoidance, cuts to social spending, and public sector jobs.

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Vodafone

Vodafone Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications conglomerate, with headquarters in London.

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Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge is a road-and-foot-traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, linking Westminster on the west side and Lambeth on the east side.

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Wittington Investments

Wittington Investments Limited is a privately owned British holding company.

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2011 London anti-cuts protest

The 2011 anti-cuts protest in London, also known as the March for the Alternative, was a demonstration held in central London on 26 March 2011.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

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2012 Summer Paralympics

The 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 14th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that took place in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Uncut

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