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This video, published online by reliable source (Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2012/sep/04/police-liaison-officers-uk-uncut-video) shows quite clearly that anyone who merely attends UK Uncut events are followed home, and harassed. Seems over the top, and unacceptably Right Wing- as the article content already accuses this organisation of being 'Left Wing', for balance, if nothing else, this link should be included. As a politically neutral democrat, I cannot see why any peaceful protesters (left or right wing) should be followed home and intimidated because the present government does not agree with their objections to cuts in disability benefits 79.70.236.108 ( talk) 20:57, 12 September 2012 (UTC)twl 79.70.236.108 ( talk) 20:57, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
On her day long Twitter feed, Mrs.Mensch (MP for Corby) today called for peaceful protests at MPs homes to be banned by law, following the peaceful and entirely lawful protest outside the home of Deputy PM, Nick Clegg (read: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18219101) . For political balance in the main article, should we add a link to the BBC coverage of the protest ? It seems a little hypocritical of her, in view of the atrocious 'Snow Patrol' lyrics she and her husband earn an income from, for example, one entitled 'Holy Cow' promotes the stalking and verbal abuse of women in their own homes (see below)), yet she doesn't appear to be so distressed or alarmed or harassed by them as to give the royalties away - were there ever any plans to stage a similar demonstration outside her home and sing this song to her as a tribute to their success in winning them an appearance at the 2012 olympics concert? (They are managed by Peter Mensch, her current husband, who have been chosen to play at the Olympics 2012 ceremony entirely coincidentally, despite the fact Mrs. Mensch, the self admitted cocaine abuser, is currently serving on the Olympics, Sport, Culture and Media Committee, where she has been accusing Rupert Murdoch and Becky Brooks of sleaze).
"You Holy Cow The telegraph pole knows where It knows where you live You Holy Cow I'll get it to take me there And shout abuse at your window 1,2,3,4 I can take no more You Holy Cow I'll stand out here all night Here on your front porch You Holy Cow I have no pride left to worry about" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.229.161 ( talk) 00:19, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Should try to keep this page up to date:
Hundreds of anti-cuts campaigners have staged a "street party" protest outside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's home in south-west London. Disabled activists from UK Uncut chained their wheelchairs at both ends of the street in Putney where he lives.The group said it targeted Mr Clegg as he was "one of the architects of austerity". His spokesman said people had a right to peaceful protest. Police said there were no arrests at the protest which ended peacefully(source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18219101) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.139.97.155 ( talk) 21:16, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
Is the Richard Seymour article a big enough thing to be included in the Wikipedia page??? It seems to me like it is just one blogger writting one article so it should be deleted. What do people think?? Are there any guidelines on this sort of thing?? -- Allie Cabab ( talk) 11:34, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
This article seems rather unbalanced. I've seen countless criticism of this group in newspapers and the like. For example, they are very selective in terms of their targets - they'll pick on Boots and Barclays but not Premier League football or the Guardian. Or the fact that they focus their fire exclusively on businesses rather than on the politicians that created these tax loopholes in the first place. At the moment it reads like an SWP newsletter. MultipleTom ( talk) 19:13, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
uh oh looks like the "get a job" brigade are coming to wikipedia. If you've got references for your acusations add them, I know some of what your saying is complete rubbish, for example the SWP have nothing to do with UK Uncut, in fact they have been quite critical of it. Allie Cabab ( talk) 02:21, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
There have been two attempts so far to add today's "pie" incident to this article. The attacker, or rather prankster, is said to be a member of UK Uncut, but he apparently acted off his own bat, and his actions have not been endorsed by UK Uncut, so as far as I am concerned an account of this episode does not belong in the article, not to mention it was a trivial incident and likely nothing more than a publicity stunt by an individual trying to make a name for himself. Dubmill ( talk) 21:45, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
This information has been removed from the article:
Rupert Murdoch was targeted by a UK Uncut member on the 19th of July 2011 during a parliamentary select committee on culture, enquiring into the
News of the World
phone hacking scandal. In a 'custard pie' style prank involving shaving foam, the assailant launched the pie at Murdoch whilst he was being interrogated by a conservative select committee member. The UK Uncut Twitter account announced that it was not an official action, but that it was "rather funny".
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The original wording is not mine, I restored it to add in a reference and information about UK Uncut distancing themselves from the events. That being said, UK Uncut are being linked to this online already, it appears that the guy who threw the pie is a prominent member. When the papers come out tomorrow (which are all going to link this to UK Uncut) people will come to this page for information. 132.206.157.47 ( talk) 21:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Hmmm, I think you have a point and I was too hasty. I have put a description of what happened back into the article but I have made it shorter, omitting trivial information or unnecessary detail. Dubmill ( talk) 22:21, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
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Given some of the criticisms and controversies (arrests of some of its members at Fortnum & Mason), this editor wishes to ask whether it is appropriate for this article to have a "criticisms and controversies" section. Galafax ( talk) 00:28, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
The "History" section obviously needs serious work, it looks like mostly someone's own research and there are no citations for a great deal of what is said. The grammar is also bad. 87.112.157.253 ( talk) 19:11, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
I think that the article needs a bit of work on the tone, which I'll have a go at, but are UK Uncut still active? It doesn't appear that they've been up to anything for nearly a year now according to their website. Indeed I noticed at the end of last year that it had gone offline, but is back now. Their past actions have been noted in recentish news articles but not anything they've done recently. Their Twitter and Facebook feeds are active, mainly posting links to news articles and details of other protest groups. However, an active social media presence does not equal a direct action group. 2.31.164.97 ( talk) 12:31, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
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This video, published online by reliable source (Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2012/sep/04/police-liaison-officers-uk-uncut-video) shows quite clearly that anyone who merely attends UK Uncut events are followed home, and harassed. Seems over the top, and unacceptably Right Wing- as the article content already accuses this organisation of being 'Left Wing', for balance, if nothing else, this link should be included. As a politically neutral democrat, I cannot see why any peaceful protesters (left or right wing) should be followed home and intimidated because the present government does not agree with their objections to cuts in disability benefits 79.70.236.108 ( talk) 20:57, 12 September 2012 (UTC)twl 79.70.236.108 ( talk) 20:57, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
On her day long Twitter feed, Mrs.Mensch (MP for Corby) today called for peaceful protests at MPs homes to be banned by law, following the peaceful and entirely lawful protest outside the home of Deputy PM, Nick Clegg (read: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18219101) . For political balance in the main article, should we add a link to the BBC coverage of the protest ? It seems a little hypocritical of her, in view of the atrocious 'Snow Patrol' lyrics she and her husband earn an income from, for example, one entitled 'Holy Cow' promotes the stalking and verbal abuse of women in their own homes (see below)), yet she doesn't appear to be so distressed or alarmed or harassed by them as to give the royalties away - were there ever any plans to stage a similar demonstration outside her home and sing this song to her as a tribute to their success in winning them an appearance at the 2012 olympics concert? (They are managed by Peter Mensch, her current husband, who have been chosen to play at the Olympics 2012 ceremony entirely coincidentally, despite the fact Mrs. Mensch, the self admitted cocaine abuser, is currently serving on the Olympics, Sport, Culture and Media Committee, where she has been accusing Rupert Murdoch and Becky Brooks of sleaze).
"You Holy Cow The telegraph pole knows where It knows where you live You Holy Cow I'll get it to take me there And shout abuse at your window 1,2,3,4 I can take no more You Holy Cow I'll stand out here all night Here on your front porch You Holy Cow I have no pride left to worry about" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.229.161 ( talk) 00:19, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Should try to keep this page up to date:
Hundreds of anti-cuts campaigners have staged a "street party" protest outside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's home in south-west London. Disabled activists from UK Uncut chained their wheelchairs at both ends of the street in Putney where he lives.The group said it targeted Mr Clegg as he was "one of the architects of austerity". His spokesman said people had a right to peaceful protest. Police said there were no arrests at the protest which ended peacefully(source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18219101) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.139.97.155 ( talk) 21:16, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
Is the Richard Seymour article a big enough thing to be included in the Wikipedia page??? It seems to me like it is just one blogger writting one article so it should be deleted. What do people think?? Are there any guidelines on this sort of thing?? -- Allie Cabab ( talk) 11:34, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
This article seems rather unbalanced. I've seen countless criticism of this group in newspapers and the like. For example, they are very selective in terms of their targets - they'll pick on Boots and Barclays but not Premier League football or the Guardian. Or the fact that they focus their fire exclusively on businesses rather than on the politicians that created these tax loopholes in the first place. At the moment it reads like an SWP newsletter. MultipleTom ( talk) 19:13, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
uh oh looks like the "get a job" brigade are coming to wikipedia. If you've got references for your acusations add them, I know some of what your saying is complete rubbish, for example the SWP have nothing to do with UK Uncut, in fact they have been quite critical of it. Allie Cabab ( talk) 02:21, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
There have been two attempts so far to add today's "pie" incident to this article. The attacker, or rather prankster, is said to be a member of UK Uncut, but he apparently acted off his own bat, and his actions have not been endorsed by UK Uncut, so as far as I am concerned an account of this episode does not belong in the article, not to mention it was a trivial incident and likely nothing more than a publicity stunt by an individual trying to make a name for himself. Dubmill ( talk) 21:45, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
This information has been removed from the article:
Rupert Murdoch was targeted by a UK Uncut member on the 19th of July 2011 during a parliamentary select committee on culture, enquiring into the
News of the World
phone hacking scandal. In a 'custard pie' style prank involving shaving foam, the assailant launched the pie at Murdoch whilst he was being interrogated by a conservative select committee member. The UK Uncut Twitter account announced that it was not an official action, but that it was "rather funny".
[1]
The original wording is not mine, I restored it to add in a reference and information about UK Uncut distancing themselves from the events. That being said, UK Uncut are being linked to this online already, it appears that the guy who threw the pie is a prominent member. When the papers come out tomorrow (which are all going to link this to UK Uncut) people will come to this page for information. 132.206.157.47 ( talk) 21:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Hmmm, I think you have a point and I was too hasty. I have put a description of what happened back into the article but I have made it shorter, omitting trivial information or unnecessary detail. Dubmill ( talk) 22:21, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
References
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cite web}}
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help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1=
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help)
Given some of the criticisms and controversies (arrests of some of its members at Fortnum & Mason), this editor wishes to ask whether it is appropriate for this article to have a "criticisms and controversies" section. Galafax ( talk) 00:28, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
The "History" section obviously needs serious work, it looks like mostly someone's own research and there are no citations for a great deal of what is said. The grammar is also bad. 87.112.157.253 ( talk) 19:11, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
I think that the article needs a bit of work on the tone, which I'll have a go at, but are UK Uncut still active? It doesn't appear that they've been up to anything for nearly a year now according to their website. Indeed I noticed at the end of last year that it had gone offline, but is back now. Their past actions have been noted in recentish news articles but not anything they've done recently. Their Twitter and Facebook feeds are active, mainly posting links to news articles and details of other protest groups. However, an active social media presence does not equal a direct action group. 2.31.164.97 ( talk) 12:31, 1 May 2016 (UTC)