Bank of Ideas eviction, Occupy London protestors and media assaulted by bailiffs, Police fail to act and uphold duty of care

Early this morning a number of concerning incidents happened affecting Occupy London supporters and media which raise questions about the police’s duty of care and failure to act on it, as well as the actions of the bailiffs – Rossendales – who were employed by investment bank UBS to evict peaceful protesters.

These incidents, which follow a number of previous incidents in the past week during which Occupy London supporters have seen illegal evictions happening, police aggression and violence, raise great concerns for Occupy London as it begins a week in which its Occupy London Stock Exchange occupation by St Paul’s faces eviction.

Here is a video of the final incident involving one of the bailiffs driving his car straight into the media and protesters, having already once driven into people and assaulted a photographer:

Shortly after assualting 2 journalists the Bayliff makes a hasty getaway in his vehicle narrowly missing a female pedestrian, he proceeds in haste up a dead end road and is surrounded by passerby and the Police. Watch as the Crazy Bayliff makes his getaway with a concerned citizen hanging on to the bonnet of the vehicle and is driven down the road.

Detailed below is a snapshot of the incidents that occurred – further videos and photographs will be posted shortly.  See link at top of post.

Eviction of Occupy London’s the Bank of Ideas

Just after midnight the Bank of Ideas on Sun Street, the multimillion pound abandoned building owned by Swiss investment bank UBS which Occupy London liberated in an act of public repossession and have been running as a free community and arts space for the public, was evicted. Since the High Court Possession Order came into place at 2pm Wednesday 24 January, the Bank of Ideas has been closed to the public and a team of volunteers have been cleaning.

See the photos and the rest of the story from the link at the top of this post!