This was just at the beginning of January
UK climate group calls temporary halt to disruptive protests
The U.K. division of climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion says its activists would temporarily stop blocking busy roads, gluing themselves to buildings and engaging in other acts of civil disobedience because such methods have not achieved their desired effects.
And now
Extinction Rebellion took action outside the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities in London in response to Michael Gove’s decision to allow coal mining at Whitehaven, Cumbria.@XRebellionUK pic.twitter.com/LU9SidUIaM
— London Live (@LondonLive) January 18, 2023
(UK Daily Mail) Extinction Rebellion activists let off smoke flares and poured black paint outside the Home Office today in the eco-mob’s latest stunt.
The group of around 10 eco-zealots was surrounded by police as they held placards and lay on the ground next to the building in London. Two men were arrested.
Protesters poured the black paint out of plastic buckets which had ‘end coal’ written on the side, while two of the activists appeared to have attached themselves together with a large tube.
Met Police were called to the Home Office at around 11am to disperse the group, arresting two men on suspicion of causing criminal damage.
The two demonstrators on the ground set off flares and shouted as they sat next to the Home Office entrance.
Other protestors at the demonstration were dressed as yellow birds, while one man was dressed as a skeleton.
Who’s surprised that the pledge to not be nuts didn’t last?
