Financial crisis Anti-Capitalist Protest. London, UK. 10/10/2008.

As financial markets continue to slump around the world, angry students and activists gather in the City of London to voice their anger over the British governments plan to commit over 50 billion GBP of public funds to shore up confidence in British markets. The protest comes as the scale of the crisis is revealed to include police forces, councils and other public bodies who have been betting with public funds on the markets, raising questions about public accountability and transparency within the public sector. The Metropolitan Police Authority alone lose over 30 million GBP within a wider national loss estimated at over 1 billion GBP. The protest comes on the day international markets continue to fail with widespread losses around the world. City of London, London. October 10th 2008.