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。
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 公仔箱論壇) y3 z# F: C+ {# @4 W) W
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) [. U: W7 j5 }# W, ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.公仔箱論壇. A' c5 _% q: z1 W5 j+ _, `
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Eight 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.
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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 LondonTVBNOW 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。; e) v/ G2 C- C1 v
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Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.
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It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.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。, t: N ^( f; s
But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.
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* S; _$ d# t+ w# W6 y8 n: U$ U20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'公仔箱論壇; |3 ]. Z- a; N' j1 R. L7 \
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in' T7 \! V7 I7 L7 ]
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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.
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. u9 G+ m3 E5 pIslington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.
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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.
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'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.'
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- x! U% U6 f* u; `9 }& b' G5.39.217.76At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dumptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' @) x# F- X% p. h* V
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He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.
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& ~ k% i, H& X! _2 I% Y" a% o/ `'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.公仔箱論壇2 t* m% M3 \. i' s
4 U' B+ u/ k! J* G5 `( p$ b5.39.217.76'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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! z, i' _$ c8 ?) H, k, u; o8 D' j'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.'
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people" ^9 ^4 i9 P4 @ Y9 Q
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, L/ V( m# j' ]9 S3 ]/ i+ a' _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBanners 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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4 \2 v" ~: u! QIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
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