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
1 f, G" T1 B5 M* htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Ian Garland
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: { ^1 c E8 t+ J" E5.39.217.76A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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Q1 i- T- Q" Y! K4 e8 R8 J. w1 D. TEight 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.; G) v9 ^, ^2 V+ t" T
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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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' ]! o Y/ ?2 @0 }9 j; @Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London公仔箱論壇) h! d/ P( U `7 W: J" p& f5 g
- U. l) \, e1 i) Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBefore 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.
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1 C2 W" b, Z( J) k# l$ z' X- r- L公仔箱論壇20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'/ b6 Q) e! S, w. n% t
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* x) L5 \- N. xResidents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in0 a5 J7 d) x: H9 h* w1 \
$ u) c' @$ B. M: T5 V- X. zIslington 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.
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: H' `8 B1 C1 ]! t' ~4 {* l5.39.217.76Islington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.5.39.217.762 f! }% D4 F$ t! h
$ l$ I, A1 ^8 ^! d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.
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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.'8 D6 i( j7 X1 ~- @0 C& y
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j4 F% N) B+ z' `9 T0 b5.39.217.76At 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.
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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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4 ]! Q1 J- j! ?. ?' |公仔箱論壇'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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9 O& W+ e7 S. s. }6 `'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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'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
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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 homelesstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb L5 ^- s: F! O/ d
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2 h( M. a% o# y3 U7 rIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
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