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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5 v5 v3 |$ ~$ Z8 O& N公仔箱論壇You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 公仔箱論壇0 [# M2 y, F" M
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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8 K# e# Z7 k' _/ |. cTVBNOW 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。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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+ E t0 A/ c: H( R0 @5 r2 x# h5.39.217.76 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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: J. c% |, s' ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London公仔箱論壇: h: h3 K h+ h) [$ i5 q. V5 r
+ r3 b) y1 A7 t7 i, n" H) Y0 uBefore protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.- f1 t0 y5 S: F6 I( }! T
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 y5 y" v) i/ y1 H! r2 ]
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% K6 W6 z- Y2 E% ~3 D公仔箱論壇Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in
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6 O o: X) s" ^7 f" L, P. P# T# xTVBNOW 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。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。' M" {' n) y5 R+ u+ r# p
+ P5 w a3 b. n& d: @* Y0 f' WThe 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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, d. f9 y) L! p6 A! {5.39.217.76He 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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But 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。0 U9 v" o; q1 C' o2 F Q
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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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% r9 F8 U h E. s! p: ^5.39.217.76'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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. E, N& M, d3 l N! M6 I
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'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.'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+ C% c# y" w7 F+ {% _; ? d$ B& Q" ^4 q
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% A+ E+ ?& K4 w8 m: @+ ~; K; g0 YTVBNOW 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。Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people
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! q( ]9 h% ]5 xtvb 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 ?" h1 K, Z0 z6 W M( l' u( ]5.39.217.76Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
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