Nomatter what preperations were taken at a security level, nothing was going to stop the actions and reactions of some of the world leaders today as negotiations took a sour turn and French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to walk out of the summit if tighter and stricter regulations on the current finacial crisis weren't meeting his standards and that the new financial regulation was a "non-negotiable goal".
Life in and around the financial sector was disturbed today as police and protesters have clashed and 26 people have been arrested. 5,000 protesters - anti-capitalists, anarchists, and climate change activists battled with the police in the Financial sector today, even getting onto the roof of the Bank of England, aswell as braking windows at nearby branches of RBS and HSBC.
The main objections apparently arose bewteen the UK, US, French and German negotiations where the French and German leaders want the financial system to be subject to far stricter rules and the US and the UK emphasised the need for the government to spend more to help to boost the world economy. However it has been said that early signs of a consensus is emerging and a deal will be reached.
However it isn't only the G20 who have been looking towards better financial gains with the charity organisation Oxfam calling upon the G20 to commit to a $580bn rescue package for Africa.
Deffinately interesting stuff and something to be keeping an eye on if your living around that area of London.
