The unwieldable power is wielded

Riots a few days ago as the member state leaders arrived at the G20 conference. The headquarters of RBS, the bank given the biggest government bailout, was trashed by rioters. The tabloid newspapers today, particularly the Daily Mail, have condemned all the rioting with the kind of vigour they normally reserve for controversial women. There is nothing, nothing the elite fear more than civil unrest. The only threat to them is the sheer power of numbers collating to act outside the boundaries of rules in which our leaders have power. It is times like these and the way in which the press react to them that show how they consider themselves our leaders, or else they would not feel threatened. They assume the power of the fourth estate, and more besides. I am glad there were riots, and I'm glad the RBS headquarters were put in a state more reflective of their impact. It will remind them who they serve. The elite exist to serve the people, not the other way round, and at times in history when the raw masses assert this fact it acts to quell the arrogance and swollen egos of kings and in this case bankers.