Angry protestors have thrown red paint over the entrance of the Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow during a demo against rising fuel bill prices. Activists targeted the St Vincent Street building on Friday - just hours before a separate peaceful demonstration by campaigners and trade unionists.
Pictures from the scene show a handful of masked protesters - believed to be from the Young Communist League - holding up a banner in front of the vandalised entrance. Their sign read “make the rich pay” while another branded CEO Keith Anderson a ‘class criminal’, who they claimed was responsible for the energy price hike.
It is not currently known who was responsible for the paint being thrown, however, Police Scotland have confirmed they are investigating to catch anyone who was involved in the vandalism.
A force spokesperson said: “Police were made aware of vandalism at a premises on St Vincent Street in Glasgow around 3.35am on Friday, 30 September, 2022. Enquiries are ongoing.”
A separate demonstration held outside the HQ building on Friday by Unite campaigners called out the power company for their £924.6m profit made within the first six months of 2022.
The trade union said that while £7bn in dividends had been paid to forgeign owners over the last 14 years, more than 152,000 Glasgow residents are struggling with their bills.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “How’s that for trickle down economics? £7 billion handed over from Scottish Power to Iberdrola in Spain. That’s trickle down economics alright. Trickle down from Scotland to Spanish shareholders.”
She added: “The economy does not work for workers and their families. Britain’s real crisis isn’t rising prices, it’s an epidemic of unfettered profiteering.
“This is why we need to build power in our workplaces and simultaneously organise in our communities. Unite will establish permanent bases on the ground in Glasgow to work with workers.
“Unite is driving a UK-wide strategy to help bring change to ‘heartland’ communities.”
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