G20 summit: the recession may be deep, but for world leaders the living is high
16th November 2008
The increasing reversion of international society into an economic caste system proceeds apace.
The foyers of hotels across the city – from the Four Seasons to the Park Hyatt – resemble the United Nations in full session, with ordinary guests pushed out of the way to make way for delegations from around the world.
An email from First Lady Laura Bush’s office detailed the lavish menu. Leaders feasted first on fruitwood-smoked quail with quince gastrique, followed by thyme-roasted rack of lamb with an aubergine fondue.