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。 7 P/ S, V- B3 G: U8 }" V4 S# T* @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$ {% v+ |( T3 dYou wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 公仔箱論壇- `5 B5 Y( x) o% C7 b
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 k q1 v% u0 L g/ |: u" p
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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., @! U2 u! ]# O3 C
3 U' w+ H! h3 s7 ~- b% V3 o+ |+ H, h2 [: m 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. : C( L1 o- B, D% p% }! O1 I公仔箱論壇- h3 G1 d% K: G* Z$ e ~$ G 公仔箱論壇; c6 u. e) Z& L- q# l7 L9 l
Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London : v) Q7 m! |. j3 k' \" ]2 c; C9 M
Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.+ Q1 T. F" O7 q; S; s9 A4 s0 t! l
1 f5 h( K% [+ g+ |& W% _5 \; i公仔箱論壇It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. `: C c/ D+ R5 l3 z5.39.217.76But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. & x9 o/ [2 A& y+ q/ l4 Y5 [+ R公仔箱論壇 + L# B4 @; l+ T1 Y3 ^9 Y- p 7 f& ]6 t$ f$ F# J" J C20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'公仔箱論壇, \+ r- B' b' e- [
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in. ?; s, r ^: D/ }
0 y& d$ a% {5 F' t3 h" V9 H8 K- @Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square. % v( \( D7 _+ T+ ?4 m$ K5.39.217.76 : j$ }1 s9 M4 F* {- xTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The most recent stay of execution expires on Friday after Justice Hickinbottom ruled at the High Court last week that Islington Council has the right to repossess the public space.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: A; K e1 `& ]( L J
0 _( e1 G9 n$ C n# G+ y5.39.217.76Islington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people. , e6 Z' E3 N! \) p* Z0 h+ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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: `! v$ e Z: ^
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.5.39.217.76- j! q: |9 ?# j! W6 |- W
! [: }- h) \( Z$ S) ~" ^公仔箱論壇'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.'3 \- _# Y2 c8 r% m, u/ }& S6 j
* O6 @! j8 C: t3 e 7 S5 Y n% q- {4 c: R. D: H/ b- U. |At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump # ?. }1 h) d1 x- k" wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇; M: ]9 i6 W' q+ H3 E0 d
But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.5.39.217.768 |( G. O }4 I: H9 V% i
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He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.7 u) E: p5 t9 n" X; g
; ~1 a( @# m- G: y0 `- i, O) b+ }5.39.217.76'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. 3 \ F' I" ?; D8 Y( _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. I: G; D5 {" }. k* T
'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" D& v1 m, i' U1 _
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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.' * t+ z+ `0 a/ f6 w' C- U5.39.217.76 3 C! q0 q6 _, Q) O* V3 P, [- J: B& t1 f z8 z/ C4 ~
Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people 2 D: x6 j/ j l' U5.39.217.763 Q$ r4 v. o8 a; E9 z: b 公仔箱論壇& o1 }0 z3 H$ l) q, t. S$ `3 p
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9 l' a' ~. o% I& Y
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Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters
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