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Activists Launch Shoplifting Campaign for Food Bank Relief

3/16/2026

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Take Back Power executed a coordinated shoplifting campaign in four UK cities, targeting Sainsbury's, Morrisons, and Tesco.
Activists said they were liberating food for local food banks, filling boxes with pasta and nappies.
The group has ties to Just Stop Oil and warned of actions unless the government taxes the wealthy.
Co-founder Arthur Clifton highlighted pay disparity, criticizing Sainsbury's CEO for earning 239 times more than the average employee.

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Take Back Power executed a coordinated shoplifting campaign in four UK cities, targeting Sainsbury's, Morrisons, and Tesco.
Activists said they were liberating food for local food banks, filling boxes with pasta and nappies.
The group has ties to Just Stop Oil and warned of actions unless the government taxes the wealthy.
Co-founder Arthur Clifton highlighted pay disparity, criticizing Sainsbury's CEO for earning 239 times more than the average employee.