G-20 security

[firefox28]

Ought to be footed by each participating member. Especially the US, because it's President is definitely the No. 1 target. Poor London should not be the one to bear the bill.

[Albus]

1. 19 million quid they reckon this will cost us

http://www.londonsummit.gov.uk/en/summit-aims/faqs/general-questions/summit-costs

and you can be sure it'll be more than that.

and this is what we get for it...


Gordon's save the world summit next Thursday is going to be awfully short.

Leaders' breakfast 8.30am - 9.45am

Morning session including finance ministers and central bankers 9.50am- 1.25pm

Lunch 1.25pm - 2.30pm

Afternoon session including finance ministers and central bankers 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Closing press conferences, 3.30 onwards

So it's 4 hours and 35 minutes of formal talks plus time spent chatting over three meals (including Downing Street dinner the night before). And the British taxpayer gets not much change from £20 million quid for the pleasure. Bretton Woods, when international institutions were last re-made, lasted three weeks.

http://timesonline.typepad.com/politics/2009/03/the-london-summ.html