G20 Protests Update - Lunchtime Day 2

The “Youth Fight for Jobs” protest is apparently 200 strong and complying with the police. Having gathered south of the river they are now going to make their way into the City and may even be there by now. I’m going to head out shortly to have a look.

There’s also talk of a slow march from Bishopsgate to Bank as a mark of respect for the person who died during the protests yesterday

Police attacked as they helped dying protester
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/G20/article6020028.ece

City of London tops Earnings League

Analysis carried out by the GMB union has shown that workers in London receive the higest average salary in the country, with £41,000 being the norm. Within London, the City is the highest paid individual area with an average salary of £82,084.

At the opposite end of the scale, Blaenau Gwent in Wales has an average salary of just over £21,000. The analysis was based on figures produced by the Office of National Statistics.

Read the full press release from the GMB

City Talent in Chinese Takeaway

The Guardian has reported that Chinese firms are keen to capitalise on the thousands of job losses in the City of London and Wall St.

Delegations are being sent from Shanghai on a recruiting mission to find finance specialists willing to relocate to China to fill vacancies specifically for foreigners.

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