Denial ain't just a river in Egypt . . ( Mark Twain)

Last night, at last, I saw the Al Gore film 'An Inconvenient Truth'.My guests and I enjoyed an evening which consisted of a pre-screening of the film - due for UK release on September 15th, followed by presentations and analysis from Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London, and the Rt Hon John Gummer MP, former Environment Minister currently involved with the Conservative Party Quality of Life Commission.

The film was terrifying. Despite working full-time on climate change, and being involved with UIP who are distributing the film, it was a sober reminder as to why the climate challenge is so pressing. There is absolutely nothing more important in the world today than working flat-out to try and address these issues.

The presentations after the film were interesting: Nicky Gavron highlighted some of the excellent work she and her administration were doing for London(do Londoners really use more energy than Portugal and Greece put together??), but unfortunately she was hurried and rambling. I need to put her intouch with my friend and mentor Lesley Everett ASAP. www.lesleyeverett.com

John Gummer was rabid. He was well informed and passionate but David Cameron needs to keep him on a very short lead. Faced with such blood-curdling venom, his messages were all but lost. You would think that he would have learned a thing or two about presentation skills by now. Another candidate for Lesley . . .

GO AND SEE THIS FILM. Let me know what you thought of it.
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'The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences'.
Winston Churchill. 1936.