"Change The Politics, Save The Climate"

I stumbled across a truly strange sight on Sunday afternoon. I was walking through Parliament Square when I saw a bustle of activity at the fences surrounding the Houses of Parliament. I made my way over to see what was happening and was shocked to see a group of 50-60 people had scaled the fencing and were now climbing up on the roof of Parliament. Once the group was settled on the roof, they donned Greenpeace UK t-shirts and settled in.

Perhaps most amazing of all is the British response to the action. I can't help but think that such an activity in the United States would have been met with round-the-clock coverage on all the various and sundry "news" channels and networks alike. There has hardly a mention in the news, either in the UK or, from what I read, abroad. The protesters were allowed to scale the building and about half of them were allowed to remain on the rooftop overnight, which was all they asked. Parliament reconvened in the morning following on its summer break and the members of Greenpeace UK wanted to be there when they arrived.

What follows are a series of pictures I took from my vantage point in Parliament Square...