TUC: Banker King oblivious to inherent structural flaws of capitalism‏

Mervyn King is only the second Bank of England Governor to address the TUC and his nervy hesitant performance in front of Congress probably reflected he is unaccustomed to such an audience. Conciliatory in apportioning blame he repeated that there is "nothing fair about the financial crisis". He added. "Your members and the businesses that employ them are entitled to be angry".

G20 Toronto Summit - historic opportunity missed‏

'The big winners were the same financial institutions responsible for the economic crisis in the first place. Rather than seize the opportunity to act, the G-20 leaders failed to agree on any new regulations for the financial sector' says James Clancy President of Canadian public sector workers union NUPGE reviewing the outcome of last week’s G20 summit held in Toronto:
http://www.nupge.ca/content/3377/presidents-commentary-decisions-g-20-leaders-point-bleak-future-struggling-families

21st century depression - slashing spending is self defeating

The G20 has fallen for an orthodoxy that ignores history. It is not the time to be slashing spending, writes Paul Krugman in the Guardian 'comment is free'. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/28/21st-century-depression-greece-deficit

Public service unions march at Toronto G20 Summit‏

Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE), led by NUPGE President James Clancy, wearing unmistakable green shirts calling for a Robin Hood tax on financial institutions, made their presence felt at a major march and rally by trade unions and other progressive groups on Saturday at the G20 summit in Toronto.