Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:57 AM on 23rd July 2008
During these turbulent economic times, Gordon Brown is keen for the country to stick by him.
However, this probably wasn’t quite what he had in mind.
Dan Glass, of the climate change pressure group Plane Stupid, today tried to superglue himself to the Prime Minister at a Downing Street reception.
Stuck on you: Mr Brown with Dan Glass
As Mr Glass, 24, was introduced to the Premier, he laid a glue-covered hand on his sleeve.
He also took the opportunity to urge Mr Brown to change his mind on the Heathrow airport expansion.
Mr Glass told the assembled guests: ‘Do not worry – this is a non-violent protest. We cannot shake away climate change like you can just shake away my arm.’
Mr Glass, who had smuggled pouches of glue into the event in his underwear, added later that Mr Brown laughed off the protest.
‘He was just grinning about it,’ he said. ‘He didn’t seem to take me seriously.’
Mr Glass, an invited guest, was allowed to stay at the reception for 40 minutes after the stunt. When he left, he tried to glue himself to the gates of Downing Street – but had his hand detached by a police officer.
‘I didn’t have much glue left by that point,’ he said.
Good thing he wasn’t a preeminient scientist whose name had been mentioned by Rush Limbuagh. He might not have been treated so courteously.
How much better would the story have been if he had plenty of glue left over to fix his hand on the gate – “had his hand detached by a Police Officer” could have referred to an amputation instead!
At least they’re living up to the name of their group…
Is this a sign that the ecoloons are desperately trying to stay afloat because they sense the house of cards foundation is beginning to shake just a bit? I have never seen such an influx of AGW insanity at this rate in the past few days.
The greens can’t win on scientific merit and today’s OfCon loss proved they can’t win by resorting to bullying in the courts — even with every possible advantage on their side. Now this. They must be desperate.
Yes, this is desperation.
Whats desperation? The actions of the ecoloons, or these articles and blog comments about these ecoloons.
Or both
He didn’t have any glue left because he had been sniffing it all night. If you glue yourself to the prime minister then it is a great press stunt to get attention for your cause, but gluing yourself to the gate afterward? Definately a substance abuse issue, being plane stupid is not a legitimate excuse for that one.
Couldn’t resist:
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/29468/
“Global warming and kittens. While it may seem hard to see the connection between the two – a climate phenomenon that melts glaciers and acidifies oceans, and cuddly, 4-ounce balls of fur – experts say there could be one.”
This item says he is a member of Planet Stupid. The BBC attributes hime to Plane Stupid. To which brand of stpidity does he really belong? He appears to have been stupid for a lonf time.
Of the all people NOT to glue yourself to Gordon Brown would No.2 on the list….No.1 being – yes you guessed it …ALGore!
‘He was just grinning about it,’ he said. ‘He didn’t seem to take me seriously.’
I don’t think anyone with a shred of intelligence would have taken this guy seriously! 😀
This is too funny.
(With enemies like this who needs friends?)
I think Dan Glass represents Plane Stupid – primarily against expansion of Heathrow Airport and against aviation in general (because it’s the fastest growing cause of climate change). Need I say more!
I wonder if he’ll offer to pay for the dry cleaning? Superglue on a suit jacket can’t be good. Then again, I do wonder about the carbon offsets required to compensate for dry cleaning… not.
A plain ninny.
Glenn,
RE:23:35
I understand they taste just like chicken.
(I’m sorry. I couldn’t resist either).
I thought the BBC cancelled Monty Pyton?
Sheesh, Mr. Glass. What planet are you from?
You were supposed to put the glue on your right hand and then get a grip!
I’m thinking of trying to draw a connection between this post and the hot chicks post over on climate audit.
But I probably won’t. Don’t want to get the mediators upset with me again.
Evan –
…and from the AGW POV, with friends like this, who needs enemies?
Your Lordship, Ladies and Gentlemen; a speech!
“Smokey (11:02:25) :
… My hat is off to Fat Bigot, Syl, jeez, Anna Keppa, Bruce Cobb, James, David Hagen, Dodgy Geezer, and the many others above who have effectively demolished the APS apologists’ arguments, far more effectively than I could have done…”
I have only just noticed this comment. For a brief moment I felt elated, until it dawned on me that I had done nothing special whatsoever, and certainly no more than any of the other denizens of this part of the blogosphere, including Smokey. So I respectfully suggest that hats be retained whenever I walk by …
Of course, the people to whom much praise is due (though they will certainly not get it from any official sources) are the people who did actually get off their butts and fight, in some of its darkest days, for the proper application of the scientific method, a principle which has served humanity very well for the past four hundred years or more. Two obvious stars in this firmament are Steve McIntyre and Anthony Watts. Let us hope that better and more fluent speakers than I will heap glory on them when the history of this sorry little episode is written.
However, I cannot let my audience of today leave without paying tribute to the people who, more than anyone else, have ensured that the Global Warming Sceptic cause would flourish. I refer, of course, to the proponents of Global Warming themselves. Where would we be without them?
Consider for a moment what would have happened if Professor Mann had responded to McIntyre and McKitrick’s request for data appropriately, had accepted their criticisms and indicated that this was the best data available at the time – a reasonable explanation. The huge amount of investigative work needed to examine Mann’s work in detail might never have been begun.
What would have happened if the NOAA had listened sympathetically to Anthony Watts when he raised concerns about the USHCN network, and agreed that they would run an immediate audit themselves? A picture is worth a thousand mathematical formulae in certain quarters, and the SurfaceStations album is a powerful indictment of the base data at the heart of the warming hypothesis.
I need hardly mention Hansen, Monbiot and Al Gore, stalwarts of the AGW scene, who can be relied upon to provide appropriate copy whenever this subject is in danger of falling from the headlines. How much harder would our jobs be if our opponents were intelligent, civilised and educated – in a word, gentlemen?
Science must, of course, stand or fall on its own merits. This is a position that I commend, and one which Steve McIntyre, in particular, has rigorously adhered to. But the hearts of many voters and consumers around the world are not driven by detailed consideration of the data. They are driven by perceptions of reasonableness and reaction against oppression – the sort of treatment the APC hands out to perceived heretics is a shining example of this tendency of our opponents to shoot themselves in the foot.
So, My Lord, esteemed Ladies, and honourable Gentlemen, please be upstanding and raise your glasses for the toast:
The Global Warming Industry!
Gordon Brown was a committed alarmist. But somehow, despite 24/7 propaganda blaming global warming for everything that goes wrong anywhere in the world, the British public doesn’t buy it, and doesn’t want to have to pay more taxes.
I think he’d get tune-up from the Secret Service in the back yard of the White House if he pulled that stunt in the United States.
OT, but there is a guest weblog at Climate Science that is well worth reading
http://climatesci.org/category/guest-editor-weblogs/
The thing I found most amazing (flabbergasted really) was this statement in the NCDC response, “We utilize the term “anomaly” to mean anything which departs from the mean (positive or negative). ” Given that ‘definition’ isn’t every measurement an anomaly?
That and the R = .15.. for the temperature plot was of interest. R^2 = .03 meaning the trend presented by NCDC as ‘slightly positive’ over the last 20 years for Kansas City is meaningless.
Dodger: Bottoms up!