Why protest outside St Paul's?

The Occupy London encampment at St Paul's has been removed following a lengthy court battle. But did the camp actually achieve anything? read more

The group, which has maintained it could stay outside St Paul's until Christmas, states on its website that it hopes for a "future free from austerity, growing inequality, unemployment, tax injustice and a political elite who ignores its citizens". read more

The protests are currently outside St Paul's because St Paul's is next to the London Stock Exchange. The Protestors tried to occupy the area outside the stock exchange itself but were unable to and were therefore forced to move to the area that they are now in. read more

A spokesman said both gatherings - outside St Paul's Cathedral and City Hall, the headquarters of the Mayor of London - passed peacefully. Occupy protester Tom Moriarty said: "We are celebrating 12 months of Occupy. read more