There is interesting grassroots (haven't used that word for a few years!) stuff going on - outwith any formal leadership. More and more communities are just getting up and doing it themselves - despite formal politics or media or whatever.

Some like Ashton Hayes or Chew Magna are getting attention - but actually it is much more widespread. I know of villages and towns in Orkneys, mainland Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire, South London, East Anglia - and all over the South West - who have formed action groups and the like.

They are looking at domestic and business energy use, communinty owned energy production, local transport solutions, food and farming, political action - whatever is relevant.

If we can't wait for leaders - perhaps we can JUST DO IT.

Having said all that - it is still small at the moment and probably very middle class. We do still need those who can galvanise mainstream thinking and sort out the media and create a mass movement.