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| The G8 comes to
Auchterarder, Scotland. This is a diary of the days leading up to the G8 summit, of the 3 days of the summit and of the few days afterwards. It is a personal diary not a record of all the events or of what was decided in Gleneagles Hotel. It is one persons perspective, based on living a mile away. I took most of the photos and I borrowed a few from newspapers. |
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| Without doubt the G8 was the centre of
events for the week. Whether it was the formal summit, the Live8
concerts, the G8 Alternatives events or the Make Poverty History
campaign, the G8 was the thing going on. The bombing in London
was timed to coincide with the world's press being in the UK. The
wearing of white wrist bands became the newest fashion. It was an
unfortuante clash of events that the venue for the 2012 olympics was
announced on the opening day of the G8, the day of the march to
Gleneagles, overshadowing other
events in the news. Some of us found that very unfortunate. A
£10 billion set of games making more impression than the Make
Poverty History campaign has an irony that won't have escaped many. |
| You will find the
diary on the following pages. On some pages there are links to
galleries of photos which should open in new windows. If you
enjoy the dairy or find it irritating or inaccurate by all means email
me. The email address is at the top of each page. Thanks for looking. |
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Before G8 | Day 1 Wednesday 6th July |
| Day 2 Thursday 7th July | Day 3. Friday 8th July | Afterwards 9-10th July |