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Court move on Glasgow's George Square protest | Court move on Glasgow's George Square protest |
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Glasgow City Council is going to court later as part of its attempt to evict anti-capitalists from their camp in the city's George Square. | Glasgow City Council is going to court later as part of its attempt to evict anti-capitalists from their camp in the city's George Square. |
The protesters pitched their tents opposite the City Chambers on 15 October. | The protesters pitched their tents opposite the City Chambers on 15 October. |
A letter of expulsion has already been issued, ordering the Occupy Glasgow activists to leave. | |
The council said it wanted to resolve the issue ahead of Remembrance Day commemorations. | |
City Council spokesman Colin Edgar said: "George Square isn't a huge space - it's not the world's biggest civic square. | |
"It's very intensively used at this time of year, so next week we'll start to put in the Garden of Remembrance for Armistice Day. | |
"The week after that we actually celebrate Armistice Day itself and the Sunday after that we have Remembrance Sunday, when the square is absolutely packed." |