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' h* D8 j) \5 b9 G6 ^' B
5 {. @/ F- X( b3 G) O( ]You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 公仔箱論壇 Q! X; c' ^. q+ v9 a" H
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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" l* W: R# U Y/ b3 x) j% `& o公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇8 @ [0 r0 a5 U7 c) h& \7 y% S- _( M
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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.
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London公仔箱論壇8 H3 b7 W; a/ d$ c
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Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill." X+ e5 t0 j2 o
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'公仔箱論壇& p- {7 K* |0 A. H) g
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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! {* N5 A" [# r
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.
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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.
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& @% v% S8 S; m$ {& NIslington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.
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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.5.39.217.764 R& B) ]9 U2 O$ I1 V" n$ M
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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.'
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/ k( `: Q/ @* y. }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。At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump
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" L4 X* H' I, M4 ^+ D. h$ Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.
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He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.
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) N5 u8 ?/ h: n c8 D'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.7 C. c/ \& a! q8 K/ P! L
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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.公仔箱論壇# q) S* w" O A) `
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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.'3 a, K, J8 i2 }3 K$ I
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people
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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 homelesstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* Q0 ~( \1 [3 E! F" W
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