Every one In the comments sounds like fuckin Mark corrigon.
It’s sad
Performative activism. You’ll never see them protesting about the companies that still operate in Russia.
Anything to avoid actually doing anything meaningful
Bank in Brighton also had the same decorating scheme. Can’t remember if it was a Barclays or not though.
I can think of other reasons for protesting against the ‘big banks’. Closing branches would be top of the list and unfortunately this type of action will probably accelerate closures.
Nothing beats acting like a criminal to try and get people on your side that always works well… these ‘activists’ aren’t the brightest. You’ve caused a couple thousand pounds of damage that will only affect the staff that work there and in the end might just cause banks to close another store saving them money and making life more difficult for the people that live locally.
What I find most strange about protesting the banks is that – in effect – they’re objecting to proving banking services to the UK arms trade. But are we going to suggest that this major industry – which creates tools of both aggression and defence – doesn’t use our financial system at all? Or is it that they should police the actions of the arms industry (which is a role that our government should already be doing). It seems at so many degrees of separation to vandalise a retail branch of a bank (which is a whole different entity to the corporate banking) for Israel rather than protesting at BAE or Raytheon or the foreign office.
Unsubstantiated accusations leading to real life vandalism
Similar to how the just stop oil folks manage to sway the wider public to their side
same thing at the branch in Moorgate London.
No one seems to really care and people are just passing by.
not entirely sure what the point was other than to get some poor sod to come clean it up.
The one in central Bristol was vandalized too – all the glass completely smashed
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Just another reason banks can blame for shutting their branches and limiting access for people…
starting making people pay for the damage they do. this is just vandalism, it’s unacceptable.
Such brave people changing the world for the better /s
Ah yes, Barclays Preston – the true baron of war if I ever saw one.
All the banks in my town have closed. They are now working on a ‘banking hub’.
Barclays in Broadmead in Bristol has had the entire glass frontage destroyed last night for the 4th time this year. I don’t have pictures sadly.
Cleaning that up is still less than the profit they’re making
Yeah that will teach the cashier working there a lesson.
Ahh yes, the head office in Preston, the real core.
Getting minimum wage workers to clean up this mess will sure make the world a better place. The robber barons are already shaking in their boots
Fuck Barclays. Well done to the protesters.
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/company-profile/barclays-plc
At least Preston just has to worry about some paint, unlike the Broadmead, Bristol branch where the whole glass front is gone…
https://www.reddit.com/r/bristol/s/WCbFO3EpoO
Every one In the comments sounds like fuckin Mark corrigon.
It’s sad
Performative activism. You’ll never see them protesting about the companies that still operate in Russia.
Anything to avoid actually doing anything meaningful
Bank in Brighton also had the same decorating scheme. Can’t remember if it was a Barclays or not though.
I can think of other reasons for protesting against the ‘big banks’. Closing branches would be top of the list and unfortunately this type of action will probably accelerate closures.
Nothing beats acting like a criminal to try and get people on your side that always works well… these ‘activists’ aren’t the brightest. You’ve caused a couple thousand pounds of damage that will only affect the staff that work there and in the end might just cause banks to close another store saving them money and making life more difficult for the people that live locally.
What I find most strange about protesting the banks is that – in effect – they’re objecting to proving banking services to the UK arms trade. But are we going to suggest that this major industry – which creates tools of both aggression and defence – doesn’t use our financial system at all? Or is it that they should police the actions of the arms industry (which is a role that our government should already be doing). It seems at so many degrees of separation to vandalise a retail branch of a bank (which is a whole different entity to the corporate banking) for Israel rather than protesting at BAE or Raytheon or the foreign office.
Unsubstantiated accusations leading to real life vandalism
Similar to how the just stop oil folks manage to sway the wider public to their side
same thing at the branch in Moorgate London.
No one seems to really care and people are just passing by.
not entirely sure what the point was other than to get some poor sod to come clean it up.
The one in central Bristol was vandalized too – all the glass completely smashed