The faces behind the Extinction Rebellion climate change chaos

The activists behind the chaos caused by climate change protests this week come from all walks of life - including a failed organic farmer and a baronet's daughter. One of the directors of private limited company Compassionate Revolution, which has partly financed XR, is mother Gail Bradbrook Simon Bramwell, who was seen shouting as he was held by police, is a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion from Stroud, Gloucestershire, and a former builder. Mr Bramwell glued himself to the Shell HQ glass door as part of the protests on Monday One of the directors of private limited company Compassionate Revolution, which has organised and partly financed XR, is Wiltshire mother Gail Bradbrook, 47. Tasmin Osmond, 35, is a veteran of 'direct actions', while Roger Hallam, 52, is a veteran demonstrator who is researching a PhD in effective radical campaigning Also involved is Tasmin Osmond, 35, a veteran of 'direct actions' such as Occupy London, the poverty protest which set up a camp outside St Paul's cathedral in 2011. XR co-founder Stuart Basden, 36, a middle-class writer from Bristol, while George Barda, 43, believes the 'Criminal UK Government' is to blame for climate change Also involved in the group is 43-year-old George Barda, who believes the 'Criminal UK Government' is to blame for climate change.