The weeks of rain broke for a wonderful week at the Big Green Gathering high on the hills of the Mendips in Somerset. Great music, great people, great chat.

Iran exiles have been in Camp Asraf in Iraq for many years. But now residents have been subjected to viscious attacks by the Iraqi police and 36 hostages have been taken.
Since July Iranians around the world have been on hunger strike, some outside the American embassy in Grosvenor Square

As usual the Arms Dealers were having a dinner party in Mayfiar
and as usual we went along to keep them company

and some photos from inside DSEi (photographer unknown)

April 1st 2009 Fossil Fools Day.
We had a morning cycle tour of the dubious world of carbon trading in the City of London and then we cycled off to find the Climate Camp

My dad was a plumber and during World War II that was a reserved occupation so he wasn't called up.
So during most of the war he also served in the Rescue Service, getting people out of collapsed buildings, sorting out damaged services.
After about 4 years of war, he got sick of the Blitz and wanted to have a go back at the Germans. So he signed up.
And sod's law, he got sent to fight the Japanese in Burma! And these are some photos he took.