Occupy Protesters Were (Morally & Intellectually) Right, Says Bank of England Official
Source: Telegraph (UK)
Occupy protesters were right, says Bank of England official
The anti-capitalist protesters who occupied St Pauls Cathedral were both morally and intellectually right, a senior Bank of England official said last night.
By James Kirkup, Deputy Political Editor10:29PM GMT 29 Oct 20122
Andrew Haldane, a member of the Banks financial policy committee, said the Occupy movement was correct in its attack on the international financial system.
The Occupy movement sprang up last year and staged significant demonstrations in both the City of London and New York, protesting about the unequal distribution of wealth and the influence of the financial services industry. Members of the movement occupied the grounds of St Pauls and remained camped there for more than three months until police evicted them in February last year.
Occupy has been successful in its efforts to popularise the problems of the global financial system for one very simple reason; they are right, Mr Haldane said last night. Mr Haldane, the Banks executive director for financial stability, was speaking to Occupy Economics, an offshoot of the Occupy movement, at an event in central London.
In a speech entitled Socially Useful Banking, he said the protesters had helped bring about a reformation in financial services and the way they are regulated.
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(7,044 posts)SamKnause
(13,088 posts)YES THEY WERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is why our government used its power to silence them and malign them.
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(53,235 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)It made many, many more people aware of the recklessness of certain elements in our financial sector. Good for them.
That is what they set out to do, and that is what they accomplished.
On a more concrete, visible level, we shall see, what changes Sandy brings to Wall Street.