By the time the Squid arrived, the bankers had gone home from their Fleet St offices (formerly a part of the Daily Express site) leaving just a few security men to stand outside and watch as Chris Knight and company denounced the company. At least some of the security men were amused by the event, but by 5.15pm on a Friday the street was surprisingly empty with just a few passers-by - mainly tourists - stopping briefly to watch.

Wikipedia notes that Goldman Sachs received $12.9 billion from the US Federal Reserve as a part of the AIG bail out and is still benefiting from over twice this amount in cheap debt from the US government. Despite this, according to the Wall Street Journal, in late 2008, it paid bonuses of $3million each to over 200 employees, $2 million to almost 400 and $1 million to almost a thousand more. The whole banking system still seems completely out of control, with those at the top still pocketing bucketfuls of money while sniggering at the rest of us and the puny efforts of politicians to exert control over them.

Police kept a very low profile during the event, although obviously Goldman Sachs were ready and waiting, with more security men inside the building. After around 20 minutes outside the building the Government of the Dead marched off towards the city while the three freelance journalists present went off in the opposite direction.

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