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。 6 u( `1 `4 o" E8 R( l' q3 q1 `/ A- R5 o7 I0 H6 _
You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 8 X8 {% f' H9 @0 C! }$ e' p8 `/ GBy Ian Garland公仔箱論壇8 _9 W/ \6 ]! H* [" k
! ?" G% }1 J& R5.39.217.76A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents. , `3 G J- Z; i. w) H y5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。9 n/ A/ j: w/ m" F$ v
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. . @' b+ n, t: f9 U4 N9 ] 2 Y: z* c9 t& ?- p. f5 Q0 j5.39.217.76 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.8 D8 U' t3 M* v: q
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。; D8 V1 u2 K5 y ) e* p& \$ i j: ^/ G! W- Q公仔箱論壇Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London; ~3 t1 w: Y$ b! W9 _
3 [8 w, K) {& C1 j1 x- y6 z' uBefore protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. 3 r' b( ?1 Z9 ^* `6 f2 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。8 M2 H; V9 V4 N4 q" J
It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.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。! H7 W, l: j2 t. s+ v I
But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 v' E3 Y& `' b5 G, I4 @0 d; D: N
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'5.39.217.768 z4 t) Z0 m% ~6 Y! v1 \9 Y2 u8 h
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves intvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% \( a8 X3 P& B, i) K( p
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 \* E+ [; j. t i; U
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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.% y6 ]5 l4 F+ [& c" G
$ y2 E2 D/ {, Q( y9 s0 ]# Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.5.39.217.76& ^+ V, y. Y! S
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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. 5 x0 H& g6 l3 f公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 a" P9 w& I& L" v
'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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ^9 n( p ?/ X9 C: S; K
, x) U7 w2 g1 z# c7 ^: ^公仔箱論壇 6 n, @ T0 V+ h5.39.217.76At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump x9 I# X6 O8 e' e3 m# `2 H
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But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose. , Z( o2 w# Q) O2 t# A# btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " B! {3 W! ]. j! G! k0 oHe wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.+ x/ {5 |! G/ J/ y6 b9 k
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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.5.39.217.76" k/ | Y( c! {
' x' t! @5 f/ ~: X+ g+ E2 [; \# N公仔箱論壇'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. . C; R. W* t- W$ J* O! k公仔箱論壇 9 y4 f c. y7 y6 p7 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.'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。. v4 P. _* {6 B* G4 n
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people ) {) X/ G' W0 e# W" Ztvb 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。9 Y$ E* S+ ]1 k! Z! T, \ ) d4 _( ]4 K2 {
Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless , C* m3 `& U; o( r* \- G! x$ d5 D公仔箱論壇' t* j" b/ n Y5 j$ o , @; k4 M+ Y: q& v% z+ A" P. u6 kIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters
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