Thirty people forced the Vodafone shop on Cornmarket to temporarily close on Saturday, in a protest against corporate tax evasion.
The protest came after Private Eye magazine revealed that Vodafone negotiated a deal with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, agreeing to let the company off a large amount of tax.
The actual figures are unknown, although Vodafone have denied a reported figure of £6 billion.
Protesters sat inside the shop from 2pm for two hours, while others held banners reading, “Vodafone’s Tax Dodge: £6bn; Welfare Cuts: £7bn.”
The protesters were eventually removed by police, and one Oxford Brookes student was arrested after refusing to leave.
The protest formed part of a national day of action against Vodafone’s tax evasion, with sit-ins happening in stores in eight cities across the UK.
