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 5.39.217.76, d" d' A7 d% w8 f
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.5.39.217.76" k! `$ M* Q6 Q: t5 _
* [) i+ N# }& D8 vEight 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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5 K! O" D' M9 I5.39.217.76 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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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London
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3 U0 k6 i/ u) a公仔箱論壇Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. K# `& X0 J J4 Q6 _
" c$ d; h; k$ M4 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.
) v6 A5 R; _2 A6 g2 g5.39.217.76But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.
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: B/ X' S9 z1 f6 w公仔箱論壇20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in公仔箱論壇8 U! P+ N" q& M# ]) ]
' j, o' e% l) q. `1 G) e8 ], J5 H* QIslington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.
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! E! Q; `2 y0 d RThe 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.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。% o7 ]3 ]; Z+ `6 X Y+ G
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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.'公仔箱論壇 j2 F7 F) R; s, A' a+ s# }8 N
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: D4 V) c' T qAt 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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2 U5 y4 ^) ` m0 o6 J. jHe wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.+ S4 x7 R1 o5 }: G
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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.
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2 A+ ^' S4 n5 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people5.39.217.76 i& Z7 ^9 E* B9 m) E
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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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/ a8 X) b; J( q# o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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