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I was wondering how long it would take for talk of action to close the camp(s)....

Church may take legal action to move St Paul's protesters

The City of London Corporation is poised to take legal action to remove protesters at St Paul’s after the activists vowed to maintain their occupation until after Christmas.


The authority has taken advice from lawyers and is holding an urgent meeting with the church today as the occupation becomes ever more entrenched.

Hopes had been high that the camp would disband voluntarily after the management at St Paul’s closed the cathedral and asked them to leave.

But the 300-or so protesters voted almost unanimously to stay for the foreseeable future and an overflow camp was set up just a few hundred yards away in Finsbury Square.

Now the authorities are waking up to the fact they have a real problem on their hands as the occupation could cost them millions of pounds in lost revenue.
Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, alone, stands to lose more than a £1million in the run up to Christmas and the bars, restaurants and shops of nearby Paternoster Square have seen revenues collapse since the protest began 10 days ago.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/rel...legal-action-to-move-St-Pauls-protesters.html
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I like the quote that St Paul's needs £20k to stay open. Close it then...it should be a place of worship not for you to whore out to make some extra cash. Funny how when the dome was closed for "safety" reasons, corporate sponsors could still take people up there.
 
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What "legal action" is available if they were invited onto Church land in the first place, and I have no idea what this has to do with the City of London Corporation?

All I've seen so far is faff and guff - not a single line about the actual legal position.
 
DotCommunist said:
it's not weird. it's the far right. EDL may claim to be non-fash who are simply anti islam but like every other far right rabble before them they attack anything percieved to be left wing as well as people who are the wrong skin tone.
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Guess so, but I'd kind of got the idea that the EDL had aspirations to some kind of 'broader appeal' rather than just doing the standard NF type bollocks. Still, no secret that they're not too bright.

Re: the Telegraph article mentioned by claphamboy - seems weird that there is this talk of 'lost revenues' at nearby businesses - I keep hearing that the camp is something of a tourist attraction in itself. Comments under the article are sort of encouraging.
 
London_Calling said:
What "legal action" is available if they were invited onto Church land in the first place, and I have no idea what this has to do with the City of London Corporation?

All I've seen so far is faff and guff - not a single line about the actual legal position.
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Well it seems there's some confusion over who actually owns the land, from the Telegraph article...

A source for the City of London Corporation said that they were ready to take action but it was really up to the church to take the lead as they had invited the protesters to stay in the first place.
“The legal process will move slowly but we need to start it as soon as possible,” they said.
“We have said all along that protest is fine but a campsite is not.”
The process to remove the protesters is further complicated by confusion over who owns the land.
Ancient deeds show that the churchyard is a patchwork of different plots and this will need disentangling before court action can proceed.
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Which sounds promising. :D
 
claphamboy said:
Well it seems there's some confusion over who actually owns the land, from the Telegraph article...

Which sounds promising. :D
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And some if it is common land, fwiw.

London_Calling: It was thus reported on last night's BBC news as well. Are they taking their story from the same source?

What's the deal with common land these days, btw?
 
I was up there yesterday and had a chat with some people. A young lady who is part of the on-site support crew told me that she is a bank worker, commuting to work each day. She didn't know how many other City workers are there, but she said she didn't think she's the only one.
 
story said:
I was up there yesterday and had a chat with some people. A young lady who is part of the on-site support crew told me that she is a bank worker, commuting to work each day. She didn't know how many other City workers are there, but she said she didn't think she's the only one.
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What is the on site support crew?
 
First aid, info, kitchen tent... Activists who are doing infrastructure/site support stuff.

I said something generic instead of something specific.

The point was that she's not just hanging about at the edges but actually part of the camp.

I left it generic because she made it clear that she was nervous about the safety of her job if she was identified.
 
claphamboy said:
I was wondering how long it would take for talk of action to close the camp(s)....
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Some shops are doing ok. I dropped into Marks and Sparks ( right by the camp) to get them some milk. The cashier was really chatty. No problem there then.

Paternoster sq is upmarket shopping sq built a few years ago. The Police have blocked off the southern entrance. Its Paternosters fault for barricading there sq up. No need the camp is no threat to them.

I cycle around there all the time. Paternoster sq never imo was that successful. They probably make more money from the office space above.

One New Change, just down the road, is better space. Its just opened and has probably taken some trade from Paternoster sq.
 
butchersapron said:
Any wetherspoons?
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To downmarket.:eek:

There is swanky Terrace Bar. The roof terrace has great views
http://uk.opentable.com/madison

Madison, the highly anticipated Cafe, Bar and Restaurant destined for the roof terrace at One New Change. Overlooking the iconic dome of St Paul's Cathedral, the panoramic views of historic London from Europe's largest public roof terrace are as inspiring as they are breathtaking. From an early morning breakfast to an informal lunchtime meeting Madison offers an elevated atmosphere for those who like a generous side order of history and culture with their daily paper, friends or colleagues. And as night falls Madison's low-lighting, skyline views and cool but comfortable furnishings combine to create an undeniably stylish vibe. Relax at the bar or have dinner in the spacious dining room while looking down on one of the world's most historic and exciting cities
 
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