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.
I thought the BBC canceled Monty Pyton?
Their main weapon is fear.
At last, a technological solution to the real problem. Glue all the AGW’ers together. I like it.
Glenn:
KITTIES ARE THE KAUSE OF KLIMATE CHANGE!!!!!
This one could go in the “Nutty Stories” file.
I suspect that will become a very thick file.
Well, we have been wishing the AGW crowd would get a grip.
I thought the BBC canceled Monty Pyton?
Their main weapon is fear.
Fear, and an almost fanatical devotion to AlGore
I hope, something was leaking in his underwear.
Haha that might have been the dumbest protest strategy I’ve ever heard.
http://suburbanconnoisseurs.wordpress.com/
Just got an e-mail from British Airways that they are moving over to terminal 5 in October. No mention of glue.
Apologies for an OT question.
Until as recently as March the Argo System was reported as showing that the oceans have been cooling since 2003.
Someone, possibly here, posted a cryptic comment suggesting that anything showing other than warming must be wrong and would be subject to adjustment.
I have just noticed a correction dated 10th July 2008, you can read it here:
http://oceans.pmel.noaa.gov/Pdf/heat_2006.pdf
It states that the Argo system is biased and will be corrected.
As recently as July 14th Denis Avery was quoting the ARGO cooling data here:
http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0708/0708elecgas.htm
Is the correction genuine? Can someone tell me what is going on?
Thanks
Max
Be careful; this activist looks like Lenin.
Max,
I think this is ‘old news’. The original Lyman data showed ‘significant’ cooling and, after identification of biasing was changed to show no increase with a slight statistical cooling since 2005. This change occured in April this year I think http://www.skepticalscience.com/Mystery-of-the-vanishing-ocean-heat.html
And nice red uniforms…. Oh damn!
Glue in his underpants? What else was he planning to glue to the PM’s hand?
I don’t know much about the prime minister, but don’t you think calling him stupid in the title is a little harsh?
The oceans are not cooling. The models do not allow it. The data will be adjusted. Anyone who disagrees will be glued to Gordon Brown.
No…not the comfy chair
People with Glass surnames shouldn’t glue hands!
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And the lesson here is to NEVER PUN AGAIN. |:(
I am somewhat curious to see how a warm bias in an instrument equates to a lack of cooling though.
I wonder if he made sure to use glue that wasn’t bad for the environment. Most glues are highly toxic.
I was picnicking round the back of Downing Street today and there was quite a party going on in the gardens with a live band. Sadly, they didn’t play Lionel Richie’s Stuck on You, but we did have Killing Me Softly blasting out into St James’s Park, with the accompanying line, “Strumming my pain with his fingers”. Now we hear those fingers were superglued, it begins to make sense.
I just love the fact that he was hiding the glue in his underpants.
Plus, of course Prime Minister Brown isn’t going to take you seriously if get glue all over his hands!
> Sheesh, Mr. Glass. What planet are you from? You were supposed to put the glue on your right hand and then get a grip!
Exactly. This should have read “Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown’s JACKET”. The ridiculous flaw in such a plan, of course, is that the jacket is removable, where even success would have allowed the Prime Minister to “shrug off” the protest by simply taking the jacket off and leaving Mr. Glass dumbfounded and alone, with his hand stuck to a piece of clothing.
Other hand, you doughnut… OTHER HAND!
Plane Stupid IS STUPID and DAN GLASS IS THE WORLDS STUPIDIST PERSONS next to JIMMY CARTER and MICHEAL MOORE and those idiots from PETA
The brains of DAN GLASS must be walnut sized pea sized or even smaller HE JUST PLANE STUPID