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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb [( y/ w$ |, O; J
. T! Z4 N+ Z5 _, YYou wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents." V0 B& g5 g5 K% J, H
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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.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。0 p1 G# p( r$ b l
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 d2 @# Z6 {. W5 |" F; s
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London
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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.5.39.217.763 Y! W! I; b2 P: u7 |
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But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.公仔箱論壇" ]3 q8 C2 X( X% C+ t0 d* q
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'
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, O: N6 [- ?* h) [8 oTVBNOW 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。Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves inTVBNOW 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。; ]6 d, J# i/ e. K) d p" j
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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。/ Z! E3 H+ W9 o' s! g9 _$ K2 n( N
6 k4 o/ r+ f6 P& {$ d; ?公仔箱論壇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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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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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.'5.39.217.76' W$ l6 |) f1 G
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- Y$ {& @/ [4 r7 }' ]( n1 jAt one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump
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$ p. V% r! E* i/ b* X* k& o5.39.217.76But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.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。: }- B) p% N2 g2 O* x
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He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ~) z0 H5 X/ n6 C) ]8 B" Y: l
" Q; T: I+ y8 B% x5.39.217.76'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.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。/ l7 ~2 Z5 T8 m% L0 B. ^
, w" M9 k. v: _3 @'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& j$ r( I/ l3 ]! g1 y
' |3 @4 H' V* e1 T: ^5.39.217.76'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.'5.39.217.766 P+ g! g% a' Q+ x f) d4 P; Q: V
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$ `9 H: T: w' m7 |/ I- Ytvb 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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3 M P, o+ l/ W8 tIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
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