Back in early 2005, I had an hour or two to spare. I had just finished helping a friend to create a website he'd come up with one night in the pub ( ratemyhat.co.uk ). It since expanded a little from its original brief, to cover other subjects.

I used this as inspiration to create ratemyhate.co.uk expecting hundreds upon hundreds of pictures being sent in. There has been a link on this site to it, for all this time. Just over there somewhere...

It never really took off though, and it just sits there now getting a handful of hits. Which is a shame, 'cos I still think its quite amusing!

A couple of weeks ago whilst at the Leeds Festival, a lady dress as a doctor came over and asked me to sign a petition about providing medical care in poverty stricken regions. Not a bad cause I thought, so I duly signed. She tootled off on her way, and that was that.

This evening I have received an email thanking me for my 'support', and why don't I 'Just show us how angry you are about poverty'. Now it seems to me that Oxfam the world wide charity have almost stolen my idea. Angry photos; pah. I've been doing these for years! I have to say though. Not many of them really look angry. I was a little disappointed. I guess its hard to get very angry at a festival.

I don't think I am going to start any kind of legal proceedings though. It’s not going to be PR whatever the outcome!