You might remember that on the March For The Alternative arranged by the TUC to protest against ConDem public service cuts... UK Uncut and other less peaceful groups highjacked the rolling news on our massive and peaceful demonstration.Their actions tended to detract from the great success of the day and overshadowed the message that the TUC and of course PCS wanted to get across.
It now seems that UK Uncut are now planning a comedy pillow fight near Parliament on the 30th June.
We think that this is a mistake. We urge UK Uncut to think again and ask activists within this union to try to disuade them from their planned action on what should rightly be a trade unionists day.
That said, it is worth noting that Boris Johnson and Theresa May both accused protesters from UK Uncut who occupied Fortnum & Mason during the March TUC demo of "violence" and "damage," even though their protest was peaceful.
The police are prosecuting the occupiers for having the temerity to go into Fortnum's to complain about tax avoidance instead of buying posh jam. Fortnum's in turn is keeping up its Conservative Party funding. This January, Selfridges gave the Conservatives £25,000. Like Fortnum's, Selfridges is owned by the super-rich family of Canadian billionaire Galen Weston.
Galen's daughter Alannah Weston is Selfridge's "creative director," while other family members run Fortnum's. The Weston family used to fund the Conservatives through another company called Wittington Investments, but the charity commission ruled that these donations - nearly £1 million - were illegal.
Since 2006 the Westons have switched to giving the Tories money through Selfridges, with this latest donation bringing the total to £80,000. The money gives the Westons membership of the Tory "treasurers group," entitling them to free meetings with George Osborne and other Cabinet members.
As has been seeen before... We are all in this together!
