UK – Taking a cue from Iceland, thousands of Brits swarmed London’s streets at the weekend to try to get their leader to quit. Drummed up via Facebook and other social media, the protest called on David Cameron to “close tax loopholes or resign” as the U.K.’s prime minister, in the face of the Panama Papers revelations.
The dress code was “Panama” – liberally interpreted as Hawaiian shirts and straw hats, according to reports – but the theme of the day was “pig”. The porky piñata and porcine face masks on parade suggest it’ll be a while before Cameron’s opponents let him forget “Pig Gate.” Still, in true British fashion, it was more decorous than a similar march in Iceland, where citizens showed their displeasure by throwing eggs and pots of thick local yoghurt at parliament. That protest helped prompt the departure of Iceland’s prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson. He was the first national leader to quit over a mention in the Panama Papers, millions of leaked documents showing who has parked their wealth in offshore tax havens.(Market Watch)…[+]
