Thousands join online group as demonstrators vow to 'Occupy the Stock Exchange' today http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/not-only-in-america-wall-street-protests-are-coming-to-london-2370908.htmlPolice will take "any steps necessary" to keep order in the City today as demonstrators planning to occupy London's financial district vowed to hold out for as long as they could in a protest against corporate greed.
More than 13,700 people had last night expressed their support on Facebook for the the protest, called Occupy the London Stock Exchange. It is inspired by similar demonstrations in New York.
The Occupy LSX website claimed that 5,000 people had confirmed they would attend the event. But one leading member said yesterday they could not be sure how many would turn out and were hoping for about 1,000.
The demonstration is supported and partly organised by UK Uncut, which protested against Arcadia boss Philip Green's businesses, the Fortnum & Mason store in Picadilly and health reforms on Westminster Bridge last Sunday. "We are prepared for the police, arrests will not deter us, but rather will galvanise us," one protester said. He said he hoped the numbers could be boosted by spreading the word on social-networking sites. The action was planned "in support of other occupations" going on across the world, he said. Organisers described it as a "global movement for real democracy".
http://occupylsx.org/http://www.facebook.com/occupylondon#!/occupylondonProtesters plan to 'occupy' London Stock Exchange
http://twitter.com/#!/OccupyLSXhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/14/protesters-london-stock-exchange
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