Veterans join Occupy (London) protest as St Paul's canon shows support

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Source: The Guardian

When members of the Occupy camp join Remembrance Day services at St Paul's Cathedral, their ranks will be swelled by a group of military veterans with their own list of grievances against the establishment.

At least 15 former service personnel have now pitched up outside the cathedral and at nearby Finsbury Square, many in protest over treatment of veterans or the conflicts that have burdened them with mental or physical scars.

Their presence is an indication of the evolving support base of the anti-capitalist Occupy movement, which has been endorsed by a senior figure at St Paul's, just weeks after the protests led to the resignation of three of the cathedral's leading clerics.

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...The canon in residence of St Paul's said that he shared the concerns of the Occupy movement. In a statement that underlined the increasingly collaborative relationship between the church and Occupy supporters, the Rt Rev Michael Colclough addressed protesters at St Paul's and urged that more must be done to share global resources.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/12/st-pauls-canon-occupy-protest

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1. Vince Cable: I sympathise with Occupy London protesters

Speaking to the BBC's Politics Show, the business secretary said the demonstration reflected the feeling that a few had done "extraordinarily well" in the economic crisis while many more had suffered.

"I have sympathy with the emotions that lie behind it," he said. "Some of their recommendations aren't terribly helpful, but that's not the point.

full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/13/vince-cable-sympathise-occupy-london