Causing a ruckus: Protest groups

Sam Marsden

The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army Commonly known as the Clowns, members aim to use humour to “give resistance a funny face” by dressing up in circus costumes and wearing face paint.

The Clowns plan to disrupt the 2005 summit with their Operation HAHAHAA (Helping Authorities House Arrest Half-witted Authoritarian Androids), which aims to keep the G8 leaders penned in at Gleneagles.