Swampy Swampy Daniel Hooper (born 1973), better known as Swampy, is an environmental activist, characterised as an environmental protester or eco-warrior, from the United Kingdom. He was active in a variety of environmental protests including that in Fairmile, Devon, against the expansion of the A30 road in 1996. Hooper became a nationally known figure in 1996 after spending a week in a complex series of tunnels dug in the path of a new extension to the A30 road in Fairmile, Devon, resisting attempts at eviction by police. Several people took part in the protest, but Swampy was the last one evicted.
John Hooper (journalist) John Hooper (journalist) John Edward Francis Hooper (born 17 July 1950, Westminster, London, England) is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He is currently the Italy and Vatican correspondent of "The Economist". Son of the artist and writer William John ('Bill') Hooper ("Raff") (1916–1996 ), John Hooper was educated at St Benedict's School in London and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. In his first year at university, he travelled to the breakaway state of Biafra to help make a television documentary on the Nigerian Civil war. After graduating, Hooper worked for the BBC as a current affairs reporter. In 1973, he