Just Stop Oil protestors managed to get onto a court at Wimbeldon, throwing a jigsaw about, which they seemingly bought from the Tennis club’s shop. Chris Packham has stuck up for the way the protestors have been treated compared to the way the Government has seemingly ditched a key climate pledge.
Here is Just Stop Oil at Wimbledon.
Chris Philp
Tory Policing Minister Chris Philp has seemingly given the green light for people to tackle Just Stop Oil protestors.
Encouraging vigilantes or common sense? You decide.
He told Times Radio: “What these people are doing is not legitimate protest, it’s deliberately trying to systemically disrupt the lives of other citizens.”
Policing minister Chris Philp tells #TimesRadio it’s “reasonable” for spectators to “try and protect” events disrupted by Just Stop Oil.
Chris Packham Just Stop Oil
Chris wrote: “Listening to Chris Philp on @BBCr4today talking about ‘protecting the public from @JustStop_Oil protesters’ . Saying nothing about protecting the public from climate breakdown as the government plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge . . . FFS ! Yesterday was the hottest day on earth”
The government is drawing up plans to drop the UK’s flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge, the Guardian reported, with Sunak accused of betraying populations most vulnerable to global heating.
Tuesday was world’s hottest day on record – breaking Monday’s record, average global temperature hit 17.18c.
“Chances are that the month of July will be the warmest ever, and with it the hottest month ever … ‘ever’ meaning since the Eemian, which is indeed some 120,000 years ago,” said Dr Karsten Haustein.
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Sufragettes
Owen Jones appeared on Good Morning Britain and discussed the issue, he said: “The Sufragettes did far more than anything Just Stop Oil do… people look back and think – whatever the tactics, the injustice was far more evil. How is this going to look in 30 years?”
Someone tweeted in response saying: “Weirdly just said this point to my husband before seeing this. The suffragettes did far more and worst. It’s an interesting debate that must be had.
“Back then the leaders were mainly toffs that would do nothing without targeted (at them) protest but it has changed substantially. We don’t have only toffs running us.
“Whether they should be allowed to disrupt everyday people’s daily lives is debatable. The people are not their enemies.
“Personally I think they should focus their anger more specifically and try not to disrupt people going about their normal lives.”
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