#OccupyDemocracy Ends Occupation, Agrees to Re-occupy Parliament Sq in November & Present demands to MPs at 2pmOct 27
“Occupation ends peacefully
The nine-day pro-democracy occupation in Parliament Square ended peacefully last night with a joyful closing ceremoy as the organisers intended. The occupation was organised to draw attention to our democratic crisis and the need for urgent, radical reform so that democracy starts working for the 99%.
For a number of strategic reasons it was decided to carry out a time-limited occupation. Strict implementation of new restrictions on the right to protest saw occupiers who resolved to maintain a constant presence in the Square including overnight in the cold and the rain were denied anything that might enable a relatively warm, comfortable night’s sleep – including sleeping bags, cardboard and umbrellas.

Here is a  (provisional) list of demands agreed by the Occupy Democracy final Assembly at Parliament Square

Occupy Democracy, 27 October 2014
Provisional set of demands
At our final general assembly last night of our 9-day pro-democracy occupation of Parliament Square we agreed a set of provisional demands under three headings –People Before Profit, Environment Before Profit & Democracy Before Profit. These demands will be subject to an ongoing, open and democratic process of refinement and improvement.

People Before Profit  

  • No Privatisation of the NHS
  • Programme of Green Social Housing
  • Close down Tax Havens
  • No TTIP CETA & TISA trade deals
  • Abolish Tuition Fees
  • Living Wage for All
  • Universal Basic Income
  • No to privatisation of all public services, including but not limited to schools, police, public transport and public spaces
  • Reverse Privatisation of Private Spaces

Environment Before Profit

  • Fracking & Invest in Renewable Energy
  • New Green Deal including One Million Climate Jobs

Democracy Before Profit

    • Reform of Party funding & lobbying and ensure full transparency
    • Reform and Democratise the City of London Corporation and end the role of Rembrancer
    • Introduce Proportional Representation
    • MPs not to have second jobs
    • Close the “revolving door” [ between government and corporations]
    • Oppose corporate secondment *
    • On entering the Houses of Parliament members must divest themselves of all financial interests and this must be subject to credible oversight*
    • Hold a citizen-led Constitutional Convention for real democracy which must recognise that a Constitution is a living document.

* The assembly agreed that the demands concerning corporate secondment and the financial interests of members of the Houses of Parliament, in particular,  would be discussed further, alongside the right to recall MPs.”