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Murdoch’s swanky Sun offices doorstepped
Occupy activists take over lobby of right-wing rag publishers News UK

THE doors of Rupert Murdoch’s London headquarters were blockaded at the weekend as a week of protests by democracy campaigners reached a dramatic climax.

Occupy activists had camped outside the News UK offices for the previous seven days in protest against the billionaire’s monopoly of the media.

And a 50-strong group swooped into the lobby of the plush offices on Saturday night, occupying the entrance for more than six hours.

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