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| Link to The Independent |
"Occupy London is not the only movement that has reclaimed space to
call for change. Local groups have also occupied key public places
across England in a bid to highlight their concerns. Like Occupy London,
local groups are concerned that high powered institutions are
controlling their towns by silencing inhabitants and undermining
democracy.
"Leek, a small market town in Staffordshire, is the latest town to
join the national occupy movement. After a bitter dispute with
Staffordshire County Council regarding their plan to remove the only
roundabout in Leek, Leekensians’ set up an encampment
on the roundabout on Monday 11 June 2012. The Council intend to remove
the roundabout to make way for a new road system costing £5 million that
can cope with the extra traffic caused by a Sainsbury’s supermarket due
to be built in Leek."
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