Gill Hubbard and David Miller Arguments Against the G8 - Reviewed by Claire Hobson

Arguments Against the G8

Since the protests in Seattle in 1999 the G8 has been followed across the globe by protesters desperately trying to lift the lid on its shadowy activities. This book is a continuation of that movement, spelling out in graphic details the reasons for this social unrest. While Bob Geldof and Bono were insisting that “eight men can change the world”, this book points out that there is something fundamentally wrong with a system in which eight men make all the decisions with very little or no recourse to global democracy.

The book draws on a wide range of writers and activists, including such famous figures as Noam Chomsky, George Monbiot and Susan George, discussing some of the most important issues facing the 21 st century, from war and corporate power to climate change, debt and trade. It highlights how these men are far from global saviours but actually promote and perpetuate a neo-liberal agenda, which actively seeks to exploit and lock half the world's population in poverty. What is so good about this book is that it delves into these issues in quite precise detail exposing how this is achieved. After reading this book most people will be very uneasy about returning to a life of apathy.