CAMPAIGNERS evicted overnight from the surrounds of St Paul’s Cathedral have promised that they will be back in some form or another to put the anti-capitalist case, hinting that in May they plan more protests.


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In the meantime, local authorities are giving the area a “deep clean” following four months of outdoor living by the protesters.

“Be assured that plans are already afoot: plans of some ambition, employing a diversity of tactics and delivered with the aplomb you would expect from us,” read a statement on the OccupyLSX website this morning.

“All will be revealed in time. May is one of our favourite months. This is only the beginning.”

Late last night, dozens of campaigners were given five minutes by bailiffs and police to clear the site that became the longest running occupation in a world wide movement against the control on wider society wrought by the big banks and their government allies.

Most activists went along with police demands; some put up a ramshackle barricade.

“A small minority of protesters obstructed the work of bailiffs,” said a City of London Police spokesperson, adding that 20 people had been arrested.

“We regret that it has come to this, but the high court judgment speaks for itself, and the court of appeal has confirmed that judgment,” read a statement from the City of London Corporation, the local authority for the area and the body which applied for the eviction.

“High court enforcement officers employed by the City of London Corporation are undertaking the removal with the police present to ensure public safety and maintain order.

“The area is undergoing a deep clean.”