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
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" G3 G6 M+ u+ d3 GA mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.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 C9 {7 i/ W3 X: b# }) j2 v
/ r* e# h) j' c, N" | @6 J. ~; Y5 SEight 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 London% D8 E h- L; \. M& H( x3 c
- L7 X+ F+ P+ SBefore protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.8 E; u) I0 f C" M4 U1 a
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But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'
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. S2 I, h6 z( L4 y# b; M P' W公仔箱論壇Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in6 A5 p/ J3 } z* M) {9 N
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, S! n0 b+ ]! N2 S6 z+ S
0 M5 S% ~% k1 w! j$ @# P1 K# h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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2 m4 x3 O4 {$ q& r8 G* K9 `公仔箱論壇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councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.公仔箱論壇1 x* v; Z T k/ J/ E5 ~/ N! p1 }
}+ {4 D9 @! i, Y6 P5.39.217.76He 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. }) M" I% y- H8 a. O
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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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7 _: j4 ^- v0 m- o5.39.217.76At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump4 O/ ^2 A8 \1 x% Y( S
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( Z1 }) R T9 x, \8 h/ N$ K& H7 ^8 j& D
5 O/ B* x3 s6 l/ N' [0 N- r'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.
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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.'公仔箱論壇' P+ R8 O: r1 h8 j2 p
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/ c; e2 |7 j. K. {' v) QBanners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless公仔箱論壇. s$ D4 }* g' _" U, [2 Q! U, Q2 R7 m+ W5 W: o
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4 ~* J* X* G/ U& L公仔箱論壇Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
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