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06/04/2005:

"Brown backs public protests"

Gordon Brown issued a global call to action yesterday to "reverse the fortunes" of Africa and transform millions of lives in the developing world.

Setting out the ambitious package of debt relief, aid and trade measures that Britain will take to next month's G8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland, the chancellor expressed confidence that progress could be made and said public protests could play a key part.

He also revealed that the government would pick up the £500,000 tax and cleaning tab for the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park, and gave what appeared to be tacit approval to calls for mass demonstrations in Edinburgh in the week of the summit.
Full: guardian.co.uk

Mass demonstrations so people whose country is stealing Africa blind, so they can feel good about themselves. Hypocrites. Parasites.