99@ (occupylondonslogan) on lamppost on Westminster Bridge with Houses of Parliament in background

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Bailouts of banks in the banking crisis and the debt and economic crisis has led to protest at the way top executive pay, especially bankers' bonuses have kept rising while the wages of the rest the 99% have stagnated or declined. The rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. Income inequality has reached levels it has not seen for the last 50 years in both UK and US. This is the consequence of economic decisions taken by politicians.

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Keywords: 99%, bankbonuses, capitalism, demonstrators, globalisation, grassroots, neo-liberalism, occupylondon, occypylsx, parliament, politicians, protest, protesters