The G20 in London

peachy · #1 (**permalink**) 31-03-2009, 14:51

Whilst I'm sure the media are hyping it up this seems to be a disaster waiting to happen. Aside from having various finance ministers and world leaders attending the protest going by the name of G20 meltdown comprises 67 activist groups and includes The Wombles who have been known previously to charge Police lines.

What do you think the next few days will hold? Will London be brought to a standstill? Is this the perfect opportunity for an opportunist terrorist attack?

swissflygirl · #2 (**permalink**) 31-03-2009, 14:58

Will be interesting to see. The media warned about chaos in London on last Saturday as well - and I didn't notice a thing, despite being in the middle of town. Maybe the protests were held in unexpected places but I suspect the media was hyping it up.

peachy · #3 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 09:34

My colleague in Tower Hamlets reckons it will definitely kick off just not there, he said Canary Wharf have a rent a thug private security in.

Where is RLS, she should be down with what's happening with the protests.

peachy · #4 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 10:30

If you know the entire world is watching surely you'd make some effort to look good. The Browns look like a right couple of pikeys next to Obama and his wife.

BBC NEWS | Business | Obama meets Brown for G20 talks

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Cyrus · #5 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 11:05

So.... what time does it all kick off? Lazy protesters if you ask me, should start at nine on the dot.

lesley · #6 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 11:15

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Originally Posted by peachy

If you know the entire world is watching surely you'd make some effort to look good. The Browns look like a right couple of pikeys next to Obama and his wife.
Looks like Barak's given her a nice pearl necklace too.
BBC NEWS | Business | Obama meets Brown for G20 talks

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Concur. However, don't you think that Mrs O's lacy top is a bit cocktaily for that time of day?

peachy · #7 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 11:20

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Originally Posted by lesley

Concur. However, don't you think that Mrs O's lacy top is a bit cocktaily for that time of day?

Not really, I think it's nice and traditional.

Cyrus, riot's start around midday GMT.

lesley · #8 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 11:46

Looking at the picture again, it appears that Barak has given her a nice pearl necklace too.

peachy · #9 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 12:25

Police stop armored car on it's way into London
BBC NEWS | UK | Police stop armoured car in London

peachy · #10 (**permalink**) 02-04-2009, 11:19

Over to you Barry:
The Devil's Advocate

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SO WHAT was that all about then? I’m all for people being allowed to protest against the government, but I’d be happier if they actually had a sensible, single cause in mind.

The shower of soap-dodgers (and you’ll never see those words in the same sentence again) who turned up in the City of London today were such a confused bunch of lentil-eating loons that it’s hard to find any sympathy for them.

What do we want? Jobs, Justice, Climate, No to Nuclear, No to Globalisation, Republicans ‘R Us, Kill Clarkson, No to Heathrow Runway 3, Stop the War, No More Smoking Beagles, Calm Down and Carry On, Meat is Murder, Shoot the Fox-Hunters, End Capitalism … the capitalism that pays for your education and your dole money? Are you sure?

It was an endless jumble of knee-jerk, Leftie bollocks. And can you imagine the smell? It was 18 degrees in central London and the aroma of patchouli oil, skunk and hand-knotted sweaters, all tinged with a whiff of damp lurcher, must have been horrendous.

And full marks to the corkscrew-haired Tarquins and their crusty mates for trashing the Royal Bank of Scotland building. That’s the RBS which is now owned by the taxpayer. And guess who will pick up the bill for the damages? Yep, the taxpayer.

Of course, the government could easily have avoided any of this nonsense with a single stroke of the pen. Once they knew when the demo was planned for, they should have just changed the signing-on day of every unemployed, bongo-banging benefits bandit to April 1st and the problem would have been solved.

Oh for the days of proper demonstrations, like when the Countryside Alliance came to town, got truncheoned by the Met Police, but still found time to pick up their own litter and replant most of the bedding plants in Hyde Park.

And all this just because The Queen wouldn’t lower the flag on Buckingham Palace when Jade died …