They might not have a clear message, an easy catchphrase or the funding of your traditional lobby groups but the Occupy movement should not be dismissed as irrelevant and opportunist. Their broad concern, that the current economic system largely benefits a a minuscule minority at the expense of the many, is legitimate and it is no coincidence that those who are criticizing the movement are the same people who benefit from the current status-quo.

Read James Arvanitakis’ article in The Punch here to find out more