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, P: S4 L9 g7 f
# {9 `* D0 H6 e7 q0 E! T5.39.217.76You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed ) V4 O( u1 g% ?6 Q! B! C/ }
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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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7 ~/ x* k0 m4 X- m) Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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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But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 e# S; H+ W a2 _! N6 j
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'
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: I( w$ }2 Y1 m+ S6 t5.39.217.76Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in
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8 s9 P2 H9 a3 V6 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.
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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.5.39.217.76' [. Z8 e" J" j: V2 }0 B! b& y
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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councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.: c; U& Y- x! }' s5 Y7 l! r
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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.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。5 @. O- ^* k' z& v
3 i4 V# ^0 z8 m* ftvb 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.'
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At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump
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But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.' _+ Z7 m, E# o$ Y. @+ F, v7 k
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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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'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.8 G9 z2 Y5 d7 B
% T! C$ j- C* y公仔箱論壇'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.公仔箱論壇; P& r# z) {( [1 V& c. d* W2 G% U
; H4 g; e+ x9 b7 ~, g1 `8 H0 y; Z'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.'# d" Q' l) y; }+ R6 T
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Islington 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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