London Protestors 1 God 0: Anti-Capitalism Camp Scores PR Victory Against St Paul's

The Church of England has had 468 years to work on its public relations strategy. The Occupy London protestors camped around St Paul's Cathedral have had rather less time to perfect theirs. And when the two movements first collided on Oct. 15, it looked like experience would triumph over greenhorn enthusiasm. After the protestors' befuddlingly odd attempt to emulate Occupy Wall Street by occupying the London Stock Exchange on a Saturday (the stock exchange operates 8am-4. 35pm Monday-Friday), the cathedral authorities permitted the protestors to pitch tents on their nearby doorstep instead. St Paul's Canon Chancellor, the Reverend Dr Giles Fraser even asked police to move from their position outside St Paul's. "I didn't feel that [the building] needed that sort of protection," he said.

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