Photo/film advisory: Robin Hood Tax campaigners will be outside Parliament ahead of Bob Diamond's appearance at Treasury Select Committee - TODAY

Photo/film advisory: Robin Hood Tax campaigners will be outside Parliament ahead of Bob Diamond's appearance at Treasury Select Committee - TODAY

What

Robin Hood Tax campaigners will be outside Parliament ahead of Bob Diamond's appearance at the Treasury Select Committee today (Wednesday 4 July).

Why

Campaigners dressed as Robin Hoods will be collecting wads of cash from bankers. They will have a clear message for MPs: it is time for more action - banks must repay their debt to society. For too long Barclays and other banks have been pocketing billions in ill-gotten gains at the expense of our economy and society. Robin Hood is in town to try and put that right.

When

Start at 13.00 outside the St Stephen's entrance to Parliament (http://www.parliament.uk/documents/facilities/maps/colmap1.pdf)

Contact:

Simon Chouffot: 07725 879 580 simon@robinhoodtax.org.uk

Jon Slater: 07876 476 403 jslater@oxfam.org.uk

Who

The Robin Hood Tax campaign is a coalition of 115 UK organisations including Barnardo’s, Comic Relief, Oxfam, Friends of the Earth, Stamp Out Poverty and the TUC: www.robinhoodtax.org.uk

The campaign has more than 250,000 supporters and is endorsed by over 1,000 economists and politicians from all main political parties.

The campaign is calling for new financial sector taxes to help tackle poverty and climate change, at home and abroad.