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Virgin Keep our NHS Public Picket: report and pics

tricky dicky branston pickle | 21.04.2012 14:48 | Health | Public sector cuts | Oxford

Saturday 21 April saw about 30 activists descend on the Virgin shop in Cornmarket to protest Branson's plans to start buying bits of the NHS to run as competently as he runs trains, no doubt.

Virgin on the Ridiculous
Virgin on the Ridiculous

Thomas the privitized health service engine
Thomas the privitized health service engine

Champagne
Champagne


I went along expecting a tiny demo, but the turn out was pretty good. A number of protestors dressed as fat cats had invaded the store, whilst many more were outside with banners, leaflets and a stall. The cops in their role as protectors of private capital eventually persuaded the millionaires to leave the store, and the picket continued with much spriited chanting.

With the fat cats on one side of the street and the rest of us on the other engaged in a freestyle chant off, the occasional passing morris dancers and the accompaniement of a busking pianist, the picket had for me an air of surreality. The virgin shop had to close one of its door and have a bouncer. Very few people were going in or out, so hopefully the portest managed to hit Virgin in the only place which they care about -- the pocket.

I left a colourful and rowdy protest after about an hour. You can read more about the Keep Our NHS Public campaign over on  http://www.keepournhspublic.com/index.php.

tricky dicky branston pickle

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Good work

21.04.2012 20:51

There was atiny demo in Whitehall against NHS privatisation, and it made national news cos Lansley walked right into it, small demos can still do the business

Jess


Collected reports and pics on Block The Bill Builders website

22.04.2012 14:42

Link to this post, repost of two of the pics (hope ok!) and more reports, pics and vids from the day of action here:

 http://block-the-bill-builders.posterous.com/weekend-of-action-against-virgin-keep-virgin

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