My Activism Was, And Is, Unknown, Unannounced,

On Memorial Day, I Don't Want To Only Remember The Combatants. There Were Also Those Who Came Out Of The Trenches As Writers And Poets, Who Started Preaching Peace, Men And Women Who Have Made This World A Kinder Place To Live.

Having Lived In The Arid Deserts Of Southern California Since The 1970s, My Interest In Water Conservation Is A Very Personal Concern. Water! The Source Of Life! Some People Are Squandering The World's Most Precious Resource While Others Have Too Little Clean Water To Drink.

I'm Really Still A Child Of The Forties. I Still Think About It A Lot, About The Repercussions Of Armed Conflict. Until 1953 We Had Rationing. We Couldn't Buy Meat, We Couldn't Buy Pleasurable Goods Like Cigarettes And Sweets. I Didn't Starve - My Family Were Lucky - But I Knew What It Was Like Standing In Line Waiting For Foodstuffs.

This Really Blew My Mind, The Fact That Me, An Over Fed, Long Haired, Leaping Gnome, Should Be The Star Of A Hollywood Movie.

Britain, And My Hometown, Will Always Be With Me Wherever I Go And Whatever I Do - But I Prefer To Live In California.