Police in blatant lying shock!

Dun, dun, duh! Of the 201 people arrested on Saturday, 145 of them were UK Uncut protesters engaged in an entirely peaceful sit-in at Fortnum & Mason. Of the 149 charged, 138 were UK Uncut protesters (for "aggravated trespass"). This means that the police have charged no more than 11 people who were breaking shop windows and 138 people who were doing street theatre in flowery hats... and it turns out the police lied, and lied on camera, to get the arrests:

Campaigners for the tax-avoidance protest group UK Uncut have claimed senior police officers "tricked" them into a mass arrest after a peaceful protest inside Fortnum & Mason's in London on Saturday.

Activists say they were given repeated assurances by a chief inspector from the Metropolitan police that they would be shown to safety after the protest, which she described as non-violent and sensible. However, when protesters left the luxury Piccadilly store on police instruction, they were kettled, handcuffed and taken into custody.

Their claims are backed up by footage, obtained by the Guardian, showing that, rather than being asked to leave, the protesters inside the luxury food retailer were told they were being kept inside for their own safety.

In the video, shot by observers for the legal volunteer group Green & Black Cross, a police officer can be seen telling protesters they would be directed towards "the safest parts" once they had left the building.

Now, we may want to giggle at liberals for their doe-like trust of the armed bodies of men assembled to protect the rich, but it is correct, absolutely correct to stand with UK Uncut. UK Uncut are a non-violent, direct action organisation. The police are violent, treacherous scum and must be held to account for this.