Star struck: Union votes to boycott Starbucks and the Daily Star

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The Union has tonight passed motions to boycott Starbucks, Tate & Lyle and the Daily Star.

It comes after proposals from second year PSI student Sam Jones and Nightline representative Asia Patel.

The former proposal – which passed by 38 votes to 18 – opposes the companies’ tax evasion, stating: “Tax avoidance is immoral as it deprives the state of democratically-set revenue that could be used to fund higher education, the National Health Service, emergency services and other public services.

“Companies who promote or engage in tax avoidance or evasion are engaging in an immoral practice.”

Although Starbucks is currently banned from advertising within the Union, the Shop still sells its iced coffees.

Tate & Lyle granulated sugar, icing sugar and Demerara sugar are all also sold on campus.

In the same session, the Council decided to boycott the Daily Star due to their publication of Page Three.

The vote comes just months after a similar ban on the Sun.

44 people voted for the ban, with just 11 voting against.

Asia Patel told us she was “happy with the result”.