反資本主義抗議者在倫敦金融城Finsbury Square的聖保羅大教堂外安營扎寨，這名為「佔領倫敦」的行動至今已達8個月。5.39.217.76 k1 u+ J/ V% H* @8 T. l
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 5 k1 m9 V" d8 O9 Q
By Ian Garland
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z) Q1 R O0 }& l: ZA mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.& f" X! r. a. e4 k1 C# }
) w2 ^/ P# V' n; T$ q0 b5.39.217.76Eight months after they first occupied Finsbury Square, in the heart of the City of London, the anti-capitalist protesters who have set up home there show no sign of waning." y7 O' l9 `. i |* V) z/ M
* O! u1 z9 X; n As another eviction threat looms this week, the 20 to 30 protesters - London's last remaining Occupy outpost - have barricaded themselves into their squalid camp ready to defend themselves against the police.
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London
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4 }6 c. g& e1 Y; J- [" @8 ^5.39.217.76It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 ]' Q8 E% M6 }& F
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, x$ e+ j" E7 m1 n' D/ Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbResidents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves intvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 o# V! J9 L# y: s! H3 S1 B
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 z( r0 ]( m% H6 I0 z" M. K
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The most recent stay of execution expires on Friday after Justice Hickinbottom ruled at the High Court last week that Islington Council has the right to repossess the public space.# C5 a, T: g+ J9 ?' x/ S" U
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Islington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.
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5 v; V2 P6 @ ^( j9 s公仔箱論壇He told the Guardian: 'The council has said from the outset that we support the right to peaceful protest, and we have tolerated Occupy's presence at Finsbury Square since October.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( |( H% @ ^2 [/ U; q( s/ M
) ^5 R/ v1 g2 F4 z; ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'However, it is now apparent that the character of the protest has changed and Occupy's presence is significantly diminished. In the protesters' place, we now see a group of vulnerable and homeless people who would be better cared for elsewhere.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- z0 E; G: n8 |; A- K4 O# o3 Y
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At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump A% ] b y% I
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But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose., a5 D" ?3 D5 E2 @7 W) m, d
9 `" @+ N' V8 X: r" d' y) _$ y- X- s0 o; L8 KHe wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.5.39.217.76% L3 \9 j' X: L- @& y* N
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'Since Occupy opened the camp on 21 October, it has become a home and community for many homeless people, for whom the system has failed.
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'In evicting this community, Islington Council – who have helped to re-home some people that have ticked certain boxes – are potentially leaving some people in a much worse position than they are already in.
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N/ R1 T( L/ A2 ?; R$ Q& z o5.39.217.76'We ask Islington Council to not go down the same route at the City of London Corporation – cleansing the City of homeless people is not the way forward. Helping to find real solutions is.'0 |9 |: G: b& m3 y m2 e
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) |9 m; Z# a7 aIslington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people
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Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless
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Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
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