Christian Aid ditches tax haven stunt

By Rosie Walker, Third Sector Online, 21 May 2008

A campaign stunt to mark the start of Christian Aid week was cancelled because owners of the sites that the charity wanted to use refused to grant permission for fear it would upset corporations with offices nearby.

Christian Aid campaigners had planned to create a mini tax haven – complete with sand, palm trees and an actor dressed as a ‘fat cat’ in a deck chair – in London’s financial quarter. The stunt was to draw attention to the charity’s report, Death and Taxes, about the impact...

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