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$ o& C4 A4 H$ q' C) L 9 p1 n5 [ V' H$ |& w2 r, Y5.39.217.76You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed . U4 d4 W7 {* j$ o
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.0 a3 S; R1 Q, [8 ^
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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. 9 r6 H& }& I9 p+ s, {# E. ~公仔箱論壇 . i/ j' _- R: O% c# J2 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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.1 _1 ^2 _$ x8 h; t: g" G: V* A
; q* e6 U" `5 q* D; D$ u5.39.217.76 7 m. Q7 L' U6 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。Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London # O8 D* `% Z; I! [7 LTVBNOW 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。 , k& }2 h1 z7 i$ `" J2 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBefore protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.( {2 b3 i: J; ?
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But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. ( g8 S( f' h2 V- J' [; S. l5.39.217.76 ( N' ~5 o+ t1 G4 p9 N, ^1 J& E# `5.39.217.76 & V3 p# h* T5 J' M+ Z2 x. s* s公仔箱論壇20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'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。6 A5 l6 y8 b5 g1 w2 D, \* W# Y2 v+ J3 w
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in( z: E; a( W3 X! y
- }4 _+ [! k; f+ G% wTVBNOW 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. 8 i, E5 N# T7 O( F! ATVBNOW 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。( K( B" T' ?/ n% n, k! B% }+ {
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., D* m# a$ L ]8 C) k- E' y. z3 p
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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. 0 g: f3 V. J! Y8 k! }' K( \: ` 7 m H6 U" y" v+ X" m% mHe 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.公仔箱論壇) `5 B6 ]+ g, e+ U9 @
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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.'2 G4 x- K3 t: _0 B# h) N! m" k d2 g
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At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump公仔箱論壇5 u/ c+ I6 p9 i( I' C
- O+ A* M9 g6 m8 s* B9 d+ {% M* vBut Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 r. n9 v$ m1 Q( R
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He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society. + Q" i- `# A0 l+ E7 ]% v) x5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 n6 f. [! d. x
'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.公仔箱論壇- x* s/ g) [ K) ?6 Q9 k
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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.! N( u8 Q" B; G1 d6 H4 h
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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.' * A; s) P& r5 \6 X7 m2 N. q# DTVBNOW 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。 v5 ?# g$ x$ [& } A' @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 1 G8 S& p3 Z- n0 H. z0 F( P3 a5.39.217.76Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people公仔箱論壇! \) d( f2 I" q: e9 {: |
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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公仔箱論壇. Y/ G4 R& E9 M
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Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters