Having transformed “from 100% activist to 30% activist and 70% homeless” in 11 weeks, Parliament Square’s “Democracy Village” is no more. Hat-tip: Kevin Brennan
Tag Archives: democracy village
Rich in spirit, poor in spelling: Conor Pope reports from Parliament Square's "Democracy Village"
As you may recall, this part of the Scrapbook machine ventured to Parliament Square on Friday to see what would happen when the 4pm eviction notice deadline for the protesters there was reached. After chatting with a few people, I realised I had forgotten to charge the camera battery experienced technical problems outside my control, [...]
Stay of execution: a video report from Parliament Square's "Democracy Village"
Conor Pope reports from SW1A Friday afternoon at 4pm was the deadline given to the permanent protesters in Parliament Square’s “Democracy Village” to vacate the area, at which point their occupation of the land would become illegal. It is well documented that many of the campers had no intention of leaving. So armed with nothing [...]
