Like others, I have tried to keep myself as anonymous as possible, to the extent that I won't post about incidents I've attended in case someone figures out who I am. I've been approached by the media in respect of my blog and I've refused to co-operate, for the very reasons that have been identified in this entry. I deal with the media during my working life and I find that the local press are usually keen to keep us onside. They have some loyalty to their community and know that a deliberately bad story will make life difficult for them in the future. The national press have no such loyalty. It's dog eat dog. None of them give a stuff about who they step on, because the odds are they'll never have anything to do with that person ever again. Abby - there is always the Protection from Harassment Act. If you are down in that there London, why not give Brian a call? He'll shift them off your doorstep, either that or talk them into serialising his gardening stories!!