Anarchy at the G20 (smile for the camera)

After reading yesterday’s newspaper reports I was shocked to find how events at the G20 protests in central London had taken a turn for the worse shortly after I left. 
I was close to the front of the rally on Threadneedle Street when a few reckless ‘anarchists’ started smashing their way into the Royal Bank of [...]

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G20 and climate camp update #2

It started as a day of peaceful demonstration, with police and protesters chatting amiably among the sea of colourful tents blockading a busy central London road. 
Many campaigners, who were aiming to raise the profile of climate change, planned to stay the night. 
But around midnight the police turfed the “climate campers” out of Bishopsgate and sent [...]

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G20 and climate camp update #1

A man has died behind the police cordon set up to hem thousands of G20 protestors inside central London.  
Police yesterday used the familiar tactic of “kettling”, with chains of police surrounding the streets outside the Bank of England to prevent the protest spreading into a wider area. 
The man, who apparently died of natural causes, collapsed [...]

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G20 and Climate Camp protest photos

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G20 Climate Campers vow to stay put

Campaigners taking part in Climate Camp 2009 in London today have vowed to stay put despite police attempts to move them. 
Thousands of protesters stormed Bishopsgate, near Liverpool Street Station, at 12.30pm, blocking off a half-mile stretch of road and setting up a Climate Camp with thousands of tents, banners and bunting. 
The camp is part of a [...]

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