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。 3 f0 W$ a+ d# v" C) w5 p: f m# e公仔箱論壇 7 K0 E3 F y3 @公仔箱論壇You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed & V/ b. ^) n7 W- j& {' N
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9 y4 I6 ~; v; U! L5 V( oTVBNOW 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。A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.5.39.217.76) Q G1 V' C+ f; m" T! V% W
% D( w1 F) O) f1 N9 @% ~5.39.217.76Eight 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.5.39.217.76: q% u) i2 t. k+ R: t% b5 L
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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. 4 V& j. c1 `% _, z9 @! C+ {0 B; \( e' `+ Z& U9 j3 h$ H 9 Y( `1 D$ w0 c. ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London 8 n0 g0 r/ q% m$ J5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# H9 l7 i+ c! j. K+ m7 }& i
Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. # l' X6 v8 J, H; |( n6 }公仔箱論壇 $ x% N% D$ b0 a) z5.39.217.76It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.公仔箱論壇/ I- N! x/ w; Q0 T3 J+ ?$ h1 a- w
But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. , R+ n) u8 [5 E, a& ?! F1 ^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。% q$ J1 b6 s" Q$ U6 y , x+ k/ g1 d8 p3 ]9 ]5.39.217.7620-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied' $ a3 N* W* b( o4 r4 n% F, X2 N2 a- w9 N- { # T9 H4 s1 c6 j$ T
Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in / R+ @# U. y- {2 p! m# v: z ( a/ F: x# s7 }) V7 V, M5.39.217.76Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! ~3 O; o1 |5 |1 a' y f/ L+ }9 U# f
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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. }- T Q6 Y7 l' }* c8 n, JTVBNOW 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。5.39.217.76 p7 O; S4 L, \( e4 |
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% v0 l& n P+ K. y* q; N6 L3 k
9 d5 R6 w# a% ~% K( ETVBNOW 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。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. ; [4 e+ T; C/ F/ T0 {+ f% R% ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , @6 ^/ [# W; e'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.' & T0 g$ _ w: y0 c7 M! s7 B2 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。6 Y1 r8 @* U% G $ h$ C1 Q. A7 s/ q4 K公仔箱論壇At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump! k& @6 c: @- G9 e& M
. {1 F! d% O; \+ M7 ~# wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut 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。2 g5 a% g5 m' l. [9 {* I
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He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.公仔箱論壇$ K# y2 I9 b7 w' F4 _# p
. m; A3 {2 o7 ]! V" W2 l& o# X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.公仔箱論壇 }' ?5 M* o/ u1 I3 S
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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. 2 Q6 T+ L+ J# J' b5 g公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇4 S1 f2 V- |& t" j4 `0 Y
'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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. Z% I2 h- X8 r5 [" h8 C9 e
5.39.217.76 t6 b4 y" H* M. W% x, A6 x- B # H$ m& S8 g, f% M( JIslington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people* p4 @/ I9 b# p; j6 w; b: _$ L5 d1 w
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公仔箱論壇; X7 A B1 C' r# A/ G& A( E' X 3 a8 ]: Z& y9 {% T Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters
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