London, Los Angeles, Boston Face Protests Over Cuts, Taxes
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Thousands of students, public-sector workers and tax activists will take to the streets of London tomorrow to protest Britain’s deepest public spending cuts since World War II. In Los Angeles, Boston and Buffalo, demonstrators will demand companies pay more tax.
UK Uncut, a group that uses humor to demand companies pay more tax, said it seeks to shut shops and occupy branches of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and Barclays Plc. It plans to turn an Alliance Boots Plc pharmacy into a hospital and a Barclays into a church “bail-in” service. US Uncut plans events in 40 cities, including Los Angeles and Boston, targeting Bank of America Corp.