It was a grey day to be out shopping. (Jessica Goodman)
Protesters had come down from all over the city to take action against corporate tax evaders. (Jessica Goodman)
Not much happened for the first hour with just a couple of police officers guarding each entrance of Topshop. (Jessica Goodman)
Protesters got together to show their anger toward corporate greed. (Jessica Goodman)
The press recorded the opinions of the protesters as they waited for the action to commence. (Jessica Goodman)
Vodaphone felt the pressure and had decided to shut down in anticipation of the protest. (Jessica Goodman)
However, protesters decided to have a peaceful ‘read-in’ to demonstrate cuts in funding for libraries. (Jessica Goodman)
Elsewhere, people were still chanting anti-corporate slogans and the focus moved to Top Shop. (Jessica Goodman)
The police were very careful about not letting protesters sneak into Oxford Street’s Top Shop and endanger the profits of a busy shopping day. (Jessica Goodman)
But protesters were determined to hammer home their message. (Jessica Goodman)
And the media were ready for some action too. (Jessica Goodman)
Security and police had to give in at BHS where protesters had a ‘sit-in’ inside the store. (Jessica Goodman)
Police observing the protesters. (Jessica Goodman)
Over at Top Shop, a group of hard core protesters broke through the police wall and managed to stage a sit-in in front of the store’s entrance. However, some shoppers could still get in through another door. (Jessica Goodman)
It was a cold day both for the protesters and security people. (Jessica Goodman)
The police were understandably still uneasy as a result of the recent student protests. (Jessica Goodman)
Fortunately there was good music to keep people entertained. (Jessica Goodman)
Some people were seemingly too absorbed in their mobile distractions to notice the protesters making their point. (Jessica Goodman)
Finally, at 2.50 pm, the protesters evacuated Top shop of their own accord. (Jessica Goodman)
Some people tried an improvised road blockade. (Jessica Goodman)
Protesters were now outnumbered and were forced into a smaller space. (Jessica Goodman)
The protest day was a very peaceful one but the underlying tension was considerable. (Jessica Goodman)
