Occupy Edinburgh
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Occupy Edinburgh is an ongoing peaceful protest and demonstration
Demonstration (people)
A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.Actions such as...

 against what it calls "the monied corruption of our democracy". The "occupation" began with the erection of a number of tents in St. Andrew Square. These gardens are located in the heart of Edinburgh and right outside the Global Headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...

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Basis of the Occupy Edinburgh Movement

The movement was formed on October 15, 2011 to support the aims of the Global Occupy Movement initited by the Adbusters
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 and Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street
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 protests of September 17, 2011. The movement focused on corporate greed, centred around the 2008 UK government bailouts, representing very large sums of money, to poorly performing UK banks, plus the big bonuses paid subsequently to senior bank officials of the same banks. In the UK, Occupy Edinburgh also supported other groups affected by UK government cutbacks, for instance those affecting public service pensions and student loans. Occupy Edinburgh believed the extra costs borne by these groups were strongly linked to what it called "bank greed".

See also

Occupy articles
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