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With a first class English degree from Oxford University, he is the sort of chap you might expect to find sipping £18-a-pot tea at Fortnum & Mason.
But this weekend, Thom Costello was more interested in masterminding his hundreds of followers to storm the luxury grocer.
As the leader of protest group UK Uncut, the 22-year-old graduate set up the group that directed the mob of activists who broke through police lines.
UK Uncut is Britain’s newest campaign group and Mr Costello has created a remarkable following numbering more than 24,000 in just five months.
The middle class activist founded the anti-capitalist outfit after a brainstorming session with friends in a trendy pub in Islington, North London, last October.
His initial triumphs involved orchestrating sit-in protests at stores such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge, part of the Arcadia chain owned by Sir Philip Green which Mr Costello accuses of avoiding UK taxes.
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