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! b$ W+ C' Q* c i
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb c2 P; G+ d9 H
By Ian Garland
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.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。+ A6 [2 }* d% q: t( E+ I, `
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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.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。 s" H9 S/ E* B& B; C9 g9 H& T6 L
) r6 C2 u2 r2 u' b 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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7 C+ z! }: |8 ?( i9 WOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London" \& d* N5 j: S
& v/ D8 \. x2 b. Q# R1 W+ p4 T6 }Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.
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It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.公仔箱論壇% Z% u# E8 s/ i6 D6 ]
But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'
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: M5 N& s, y \Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in
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2 O" G7 u3 U0 s5 O+ _; M公仔箱論壇Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.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 q( N& n6 Y0 T( X) L
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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.公仔箱論壇5 e* ^7 ~8 N) @$ Q F9 u* o
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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.
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4 j: a# T, F3 V' R公仔箱論壇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.8 R, X7 Y% P' K" i2 h/ X
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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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" N6 U/ r" ^: q- D G+ t# }
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At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dumptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb j; {% U; \0 \# q3 s2 R- B
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But 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ~1 g `$ z" [ p e/ k7 e' G
' H8 a. I; l$ k M3 x' ]! l& e'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.
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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.* C+ _ O8 h: {% p! n% D4 s4 b
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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.'( q* g6 A4 C2 g+ A2 Z3 o, R: D
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$ z4 l" s! P# c/ E- K公仔箱論壇Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless
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