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。公仔箱論壇- R2 o2 @! g: B) {$ o2 j" S2 D + |* W# \. N: H1 M( l% TTVBNOW 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。You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed / v& V' @0 h' ^! }" ^8 |: M2 K% T$ G公仔箱論壇By Ian GarlandTVBNOW 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。: A5 z+ w5 I! f8 H7 l$ [
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents. ! i) ^( V- J0 r( Q# |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.769 K: ]* S9 x# f9 M! @! @0 l
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.5.39.217.767 a0 H ~* I2 ^
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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. # D* }. y: v* x; O* q+ S0 K& C ' h0 s; {- o+ v2 V: p ; M L Z9 i8 @) U' r公仔箱論壇Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London / x3 c w: b& o5.39.217.76: z% S7 c( l$ C; q& H
Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. ) c: o& E! K2 _5 ?' C5 a6 Y6 r 9 a6 t5 t. y2 p$ s1 V' K/ q公仔箱論壇It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. N9 [* r a1 C% jBut there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. 6 G7 s3 @; U, B5.39.217.76 3 U+ n$ g* K! d5 m$ P: \5.39.217.76 & A4 g; D/ K, y( [: m/ E7 N) 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。20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied' 1 M; x) D+ @4 V g) l; g( _公仔箱論壇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。/ e u! E1 x' w6 M* d8 e8 o " h, H$ l6 k% a, R5 F" t$ y! t
Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in . Q& R5 j5 N( y! ?, M5.39.217.76' x0 X4 z$ e& c
Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.0 M1 n1 j$ c! r0 G0 B$ }2 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. , M1 ?$ g/ M6 c: e/ f7 B6 e# @5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。8 S* T% _. g% {8 S
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. ' N2 t5 D8 s% _9 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; _: a5 e( G! m8 u. G5.39.217.76He 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,bttvb2 O* g; K" I; X) I
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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.'5.39.217.765 v i; r4 ~, V7 T R
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At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump ; N% V! D. @2 V3 E& K5.39.217.76% p7 T9 B5 W: P: G) }5 u
But 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。( I+ S8 h1 _/ K o$ ]1 x
# u& N2 T M9 i% ^* r+ i1 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。He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.5.39.217.76: P! D3 O4 z/ L* P5 r; q# L
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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. ) P3 Q# O! L G. p1 A: X- d公仔箱論壇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。 G& t% b F' u7 E2 }
'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. " ~& u' G a- j7 \' }9 R) v公仔箱論壇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。4 k2 q9 n. i/ \( m
'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; W9 @# }2 ? O6 l; m0 U; o/ v
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people9 T" Z$ W! R0 B2 C' D% T: q) l2 h
/ Y. ~4 _8 S+ T( d * T1 w4 _: ?1 s, v# Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBanners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homelesstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- W& b. S" ]' {3 o* ]
5.39.217.76 \/ U( u4 D/ B, [ ' W8 k9 b! V6 t6 L6 T ]5 g; Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters