Bragg urges protests at G20 summit

Billy Bragg has urged the public to make their voices heard as world leaders meet in London for the G20 summit.

The singer, who is performing outside the Bank Of England as part of the Financial Fools' Day protest, claimed that the government needs to radically change its economic plans.

"It seems to be clear from what our government are saying that we can go back to how things were before the credit crunch, and personally I don't think that's viable to go back to a housing boom, to go back to people living beyond their means," he told NME.

"If ever there was a time when the possibility of another way of doing things was to be debated, that's now. So I think the anti-globalisation movement are totally justified in coming out onto the streets into the city of London when the bankers are there to express their anger over this situation that the bankers have got us into."

Bragg will be joined by fellow singers Kate Nash and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. singer Sam Duckworth at the protest.