Topic: G20 Protests

A 15-year-old student delivers an articulate speech regarding the London protests, rejecting the label of a "post-ideological generation." The youth describes the experience of being kettled by police and accuses the media of misrepresenting students as vandals. The hosts discuss the sophistication of the speech and the growing solidarity between students and striking labor unions like the RMT.

The Canadian government faces criticism for spending a reported one billion dollars on security for the G20 Summit in Toronto. Reports from local news station 680 News describe burning police cruisers and clashes between protesters and police, while the hosts question the necessity of such high expenditures for a three-day event.

Violent protests in Strasbourg, France, during the G20 summit resulted in buildings being burned, though the events received limited media coverage compared to London. Additionally, a phenomenon known as "wine terrorism" has emerged, where French growers hijack tankers of cheap Spanish wine and drain them into sewers to protest market competition.

World leaders and central bankers convened in London's Docklands for the G20 summit, drawing tens of thousands of protesters to the financial district. Demonstrators dressed as "zombie bankers" and wearing V for Vendetta masks clashed with police, resulting in the trashing of an RBS bank branch and one reported death.

The City of London is described as a unique, sovereign-like financial entity within London with its own laws and police force. The discussion touches on how regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley drove the IPO market to the UK and mentions the upcoming G20 protests scheduled for early April.