From here:

Fears that St Paul’s Cathedral will become a ‘new Dale Farm’ deepened today after a legal battle began to evict protesters camped outside.

The City of London Corporation and cathedral officials each decided to go ahead with court actions as the landmark reopened after being closed for a week because of the anti-capitalist demonstration.

I’m surprised no-one has thought of the obvious solution. Get Canon Giles Fraser back to preach non-stop outdoor sermons to the occupiers. They would be gone within the hour.

Here is the Guardian’s latest comment on the attempt to oust the protesters. For once, they have it about right.

The whole episode reminds me a little of the delightful 1963 film, Heavens Above: in it the new vicar played by Peter Sellers invites a group of displaced gypsies to live in the vicarage with the inevitable consequences. The whole thing is on Youtube. Here is part 4: