"Co-founder Arthur Clifton, a former leading figure in Just Stop Oil, explained the first strategy would involve a series of "take backs". Speaking to roughly 200 activists, he said: "We have seen that food is locked behind skyrocketing prices. Less and less people can afford less and less food. "So what we do is actually pretty obvious - we go in there, we take it out and we redistribute it to the local community. This is what we are going to be doing in March.""
"He continued: "We'll be coming down to London in April for a week of action - a massive take back with 50 to 100 people just going in and clearing out a Waitrose." The Chiswick-born activist also revealed plans to occupy luxury shops around Oxford Circus. "This is standard, bread and butter civil resistance occupation of high end stores - the places that are getting more and more expensive on the same streets that people are starving," he said."
Take Back Power positions itself as successor to Just Stop Oil and intends to steal food from upmarket chains to redistribute to communities protesting wealth inequality. The group staged stunts smearing crumble over the State Crown case at the Tower of London under a "Democracy has crumbled - tax the rich" banner and dumping manure beneath the Ritz Christmas tree. Leaders at Limehouse Town Hall outlined tactics including "take backs", mass clear-outs of stores like Waitrose and occupations of luxury shops. Co-founder Arthur Clifton pledged actions in March and a week of action in April with 50 to 100 participants. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused the group of dressing criminality with moral purpose.
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