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。www2.tvboxnow.com! {8 G3 L) [3 i5 c X) P! n/ d. E
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed www2.tvboxnow.com4 E, `( b1 W3 ?' o+ W- S0 ?* x: J
By Ian Garland
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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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.
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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.公仔箱論壇; a4 v! F1 ]% A1 v" O! y3 [
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of LondonTVBNOW 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。7 i" r. Y: e" c# G4 u. n% Q+ M5 L
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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.
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5 Y$ ]0 T* b# [- Z8 Kwww2.tvboxnow.comIt later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.
* ^* v. e; V& L/ m7 [# L6 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.www2.tvboxnow.com* z' x. P/ n3 N5 k2 a
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'7 e2 ~4 n. B3 y
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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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+ z3 \2 X& u2 awww2.tvboxnow.comThe 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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. ]6 t. N1 E4 I( v' 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.& T# c2 T6 n& v+ A1 ^$ z
8 ~6 h9 \/ ?6 o7 THe 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./ P7 w; Q9 y2 Z# p2 }$ Y5 M( O+ V
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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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. I1 S1 I& d+ }# b/ D, x' Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump
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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.
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/ n1 p- n2 v9 R8 J公仔箱論壇'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.www2.tvboxnow.com/ h3 \* F) d( I5 D+ F
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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.
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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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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$ [3 i2 V1 y3 F5 {& y
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1 @4 X. T9 m3 M! s! Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
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