Fears of direct action at the G20

Link to the article: Channel 4

Last Modified: 25 Mar 2009
By: Jonathan Rugman

As world leaders gather in London for the G20 summit next week, Jonathan Rugman asks: will public anger be translated into direct action?

The anti-globalisation movement is convinced that its time has come again.

While we may not all want to break the windows of famous bankers, it is surely true that there is a widespread sense of anger among the public about the conduct of banks and even the economic system itself.

It is a decade since anti-globalisation protests made headlines in Seattle, but their agenda was eclipsed by fears over terrorism in the wake of 9/11.