I am thinking of organising a demonstration. It seems to be the thing to do, in the run-up to the G20 meeting. My target, however, will be the G20 protesters themselves. I am fed up with them making a gigantic, disruptive fuss about everything they think is wrong with the world, without having any coherent notion of how to put it right.
It sounds oxymoronic to suggest that crowds can be attention-seeking, but the faces of those "Put People First" demonstrators in London on Saturday screamed "Look at me, look at me". I am all for offering the global leaders who are convening in London this week some fresh ideas, and I'm happy for protesters to take to the streets to deliver that advice. It's just hard to work out what it is.
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