From the Sunday Telegraph: “Back in Alexandra Palace, the climate has already changed to pouring rain. The outdoor “Cultural Space,” situated at the edge of the car park, is not proving popular. Inside a large, draughty marquee, the Bolivia Solidarity Campaign musicians are struggling to find anyone to express their solidarity with. In front of the stage, six desperate delegates sway half-heartedly to the frenetic pan-pipe tunes, clapping politely at the end of each song. A desolate barbecue, providing soggy veggie-burgers to the masses, has no customers. The impression is that of a doomed village fete rather than an invigorating global revolution.”

Cost to London taxpayers: GBP 400,000.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone was endorsed for re-election by the Economist.