THE G20 protests were less scary than being outside a Guernsey nightclub on a Friday night, according to an islander who should know.

Nick Brocklebank, 24, said that when he left work at law firm Mayer Brown, just opposite the main Royal Bank of Scotland building, on Thursday evening after the world leaders had met there was not a rowdy or violent atmosphere.

‘I was not scared at all and there was hardly any violence,’ said Mr Brocklebank.

He went for a drink with some friends and then walked towards the tube station.

‘I could see something down the road, so we went to have a look and the police had cordoned off the crossroads.

‘Up the road from that was the environmentalists’ camp and the protesters weren’t really looking for trouble.’

He said he had seen one man try to start a fight with the police, but nothing had come of it.

‘There wasn’t really that much that happened. I think in the morning when we all turned up for work, the reporters and police outside were completely disappointed as there were no protesters.

‘I did see a protester pick up what looked like a butternut squash and he threw it at a police car. The police then took him away.’