Sunday, April 13, 2008

G8 camps are not worlds apart

No doubt George Bush will this morning rise refreshed from plump white feather pillows within the immaculate white walls of the historic spa resort of Heiligendamm. For the 15,000 or so protesters gathered in three home-made campsites outside the seven-mile security fence in Germany, their start to the day will be less comfortable. The toilets are starting to smell and there are not enough solar-powered showers to go round.

But the contrast between the camps of the world leaders and their revolting subjects may not be as great as you'd imagine.

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