'Occupy London' start camp in Finsbury Square

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Anti-capitalist protesters have started a second camp in London - as a protest outside St Paul's Cathedral entered its seventh day.

About 30 tents have been put up in Finsbury Square in London's business district.

The move came as up to 300 protesters from Occupy London Stock Exchange (OccupyLSX) refused to leave the front of St Paul's.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15415296

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To find , google : map Finsbury Square London EC2.

[PSPS]

1. "the protest outside St Paul's is costing the cathedral £16,000 a day in lost tourism revenue"

The BBC's John Brain says the protest outside St Paul's is costing the cathedral £16,000 a day in lost tourism revenue.

Geez, what a racket. I wonder how much of that would be spent on helping the poor versus paying legal bills (or travel expenses) for "wayward priests."

[dipsydoodle]

3. Racket ?

That doesn't even cover its upkeep. Aside from that priests are Catholic which St Paul's isn't.

A bit more research may have allowed you to prevent your brain falling out before you opened your mouth.

[msongs]

4. according to the church party line, the lord will provide. have they no faith lol nt

[dipsydoodle]

5. The "party line"

don't account for maintaining the fabric of 400 year old churches - especially churches that size. :)



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[daleo]

14. 16000 pounds a day

That's about 10 million dollars per year. If that doesn't cover the upkeep of the cathedral, there's something seriously wrong.

[defendandprotect]

2. kr

[sybylla]

6. WTF is with the spin? Anti-capitalist protesters?

More like anti-fraud and anti-theft and anti-fuck-the-poor protesters.

Very unusual and surprisingly careless for the BBC.

[CJCRANE]

7. Or 'anti-greed'...

especially as the article claims: 'The group says it is protesting against "corporate greed".'

[dipsydoodle]

8. Some pictures here

http://mob.london.indymedia.org/articles/10615

[dipsydoodle]

9. Meanwhile

St Paul's urges London demonstrators to move on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15419634 23 October 2011 Last updated at 09:22

[Turborama]

10. Second Occupy London camp forms at Finsbury Square

Source: The Guardian

Protesters call 'general assembly' at site in Moorgate and declare it a second occupation after St Paul's

Mark Townsend and Tracy McVeigh | Saturday October 22 2011 21.25 BST

A second Occupy London protest camp has sprung up in a sign that campaigners are spreading from St Paul's Cathedral to locations across the capital.

A group of protesters with placards marched from St Paul's to the new site, where up to 30 tents had been discreetly pitched earlier.

Within minutes, supporters of Occupy London had called a "general assembly" at the site in Finsbury Square, Moorgate, and declared that the square was a second occupation after the cathedral.

Organisers insisted, however, that the second site would not replace St Paul's, but alleviate pressure at an increasingly crowded venue. One protester said that a third and fourth occupation would follow.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/22/second-occupy-london-finsbury-square

[truthisfreedom]

11. Perfect.

[Hardrada]

12. What about Hyde Park? I remember all kinds of protest there.

[dipsydoodle]

13. Hyde Park isn't in the City of London.

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