http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/27/climate-rush-protest-parliament

 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/protesters+glue+themselves+to+parliament+statue/3112872

 http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Police-Seal-Off-Part-Of-Parliament-As-Protesters-Glue-Themselves-To-Statue/Article/200904415270261?f=rss

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1173975/Security-scare-protesters-glue-statue-INSIDE-Houses-Parliament.html

 http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/article.aspx?cp-documentid=16400573

Well done Climate Rush :)

Yet more ineffectual stunts from the enviromental movement claiming to be direct action. Getting arrested for something like this is not cool or noble and only serves to hinder positive resistance to climate change. And even if that isn't enough, this doesn't even gain any substantial media attention. Well done.

Interesting lack of self-awareness from Johnster - his comments are near-identical to the things that were said about the Suffragettes when they chained themselves to the same statue...and of course they never achieved anything.

Erm, ok, perhaps you should read some history yourself and learn to put incidents into context.
The suffragettes had mass mobilisations of disruption that drummed up alot of publicity, that's because they were new, radical and dangerous- the climate movement trying to jump on this in the modern day is just bland. So what if so people glued themselves to a gate? What's that supposed to do? I presume raising awareness, opposed to boosting the radical credientials of the participants! Unfortunatly this does not recieve much coverage- I haven't even seen reports of it on leftist websites!
The suffragettes also wanted reforms of representative democracy opposed to a fundamental change of economic production which is neccessary to prevent climate catastrophe. This change is down to how the means of production all managed. Our struggle is there, not stuck to a gate or sitting on some field complaining of police brutality.

climate catastrophe?

Fact: One Vocano produces more greenhouse gases (minus water vapour) than humans will ever do in the same period
Fact: Astronomical changes are the largest contributing factor to climate change by a long stretch. Much more than greenhouse gases or solar reflection.
Fact: 95% of greenhouses are water vapour (%99.999 of this is natural).
Fact: Only 3.5% of the remaining 5% of gases is man-made. The rest is natural.
Fact: Its used to be called global warming. Now they call it climate change to hedge both ways
Fact: It is so "supported" by research because you are infinitely more likely to get your £250K research grant if you put "climate change" in the title.

Research Leader: "We are doing a study on African Squirrel feeding patterns... can we have a grant?"
Steering committe: "No."
Research Leader: "How about - A study on how climate change has affected African Squirrel feeding patterns?"
Steering committe: "Great. How much do you want?"

A real life example:
Jarvis Cocker, a ceramic expert (basically a "potter"), and a bunch of their arty cronies got a grant from the Arts Council to sail to greenland to look at a glacier. They wanted a jolly day out and knew if you put climate change in Art Council's grant proposals you have a great probability of being accepted.
Conclusion: Another successful public funded study concluding that manmade climate change exists.

Wake up! Its a big governmental gravy train

Johnster's a smug bastard ain't 'e?

I hope that eventually there are so many interventions like this in so many places and by so many different groups that it ceases to be news and starts being more like a public service. it's our fucking parliament despite what they say, just like it's our square outside parliament, our river running past and our money spent on porn and second homes. this needs hammering home before (or is it too late) we start becoming totally separated from the spaces we live in (I guess that's particularly for the urbanites).

Johnster wants a revolution, a seismic economic shift. I hope he gets one, and I hope he deserves it. But it won't come magically all at once. It might just come because enough people built up enough momentum for something big to emerge. Dont snipe about 'lack of press coverage' - get out there and say something, press or no press. we need not just one or two things kicking off per week for the newspapers, we need one or two things every day. and then we need more. So many people are trying to get the snowball rolling down the hill, and we should be there with them.

I know i will be, are you coming?

It is not smug to believe that resistance should be applied to areas which actually have a vested interest and capability of securing the necessary proceedures to combat climate change.

Not too long ago people were protesting AGAINST the closure of the coal mines. We should use coal. This is what people stood in solidarity for.

Now, with the beginning of a coal usage occuring again (powerstations) and some mines, people are protesting the opposite: that coal should not be used.

So the lessons are: whatever is being protested for now, the opposite will probably be protested for in 30 years time.