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。5.39.217.76) v" K" M: ?8 A7 n: v6 s
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed
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2 m5 ~$ l( @' U, dA mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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7 J2 A0 w2 b" b( X Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEight 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.
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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.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。* s5 Q- X( [) l2 j" t; F
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London
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2 M% s. I; K& p) a: y5.39.217.76Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" Q4 s4 E' k @
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But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.5.39.217.76& ?2 k5 D% Y! N: y
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in
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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.: d2 c) c$ A5 W7 |6 B' f
6 s' e2 D" T) CIslington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.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.1 K$ \0 @- P' P" A `
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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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0 k/ ~9 `( x+ s) sAt one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump
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, J! e, a' H* b3 ?5.39.217.76But 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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'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.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。0 Q& l/ ?% z. g' @0 Z
3 D% I- |. ^5 m$ W. u'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.
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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.'
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless peopleTVBNOW 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。! ~1 g }! c, J2 @- }. I) |
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t: _+ x4 |! g1 |; ^7 V7 u5.39.217.76Banners 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' y; s/ l( K. s* K- _
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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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