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Court move on Glasgow's George Square protest delayed | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A court move to evict a group of anti-capitalists from their camp in Glasgow's George Square has been delayed. | |
The "Occupy Glasgow" protesters pitched their tents opposite the City Chambers on 15 October. | |
Legal action by Glasgow City council due to get underway has now been put off until Thursday. | |
The council said it wanted to resolve the issue ahead of Remembrance Day commemorations. | The council said it wanted to resolve the issue ahead of Remembrance Day commemorations. |
A letter of expulsion has already been issued, ordering the activists to leave. | |
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. | "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." | "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." |