Angry passer-by shoves Just Stop Oil activist on to ground in central London
1 year, 7 months ago

Angry passer-by shoves Just Stop Oil activist on to ground in central London

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Just Stop Oil activist was thrown to the ground by a passer-by during a protest in central London. “The Met and City of London Police are aware of an incident shown on social media in which a member of the public appears to have an altercation with Just Stop Oil protesters on Mansell Street E1 this morning, Friday May 19, shortly before the arrival of police,” a spokesperson for the force said. We thank people for their patience.” Commenting on the incident, a spokesperson from Just Stop Oil said they understood how “frustrating” it can be to be disrupted. “The disruption we are seeing on British streets is nothing compared to the disruption wrought if we do not stop licensing new oil, gas and coal.”

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Former top Just Stop Oil donor turns on green campaigners
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former top Just Stop Oil donor turns on green campaigners

The Telegraph  

Mr Vince said the UK had to move away from fossil fuels but the transition would take time. He said: “There’s no point having an arbitrary cut-off for oil. “I’m just surprised by that.” Mr Vince said that he remained a staunch supporter of the right to protest – and attacked the sentences handed down to the JSO “Whole Truth …

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of criminal damage
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of criminal damage

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested at London’s Heathrow airport on suspicion of criminal …

Revealed: Just Stop Oil's secret plot to 'occupy the homes of MPs' as eco zealots aim to SABOTAGE the election and cause nationwide chaos
10 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: Just Stop Oil's secret plot to 'occupy the homes of MPs' as eco zealots aim to SABOTAGE the election and cause nationwide chaos

Daily Mail  

Militant Just Stop Oil activists are plotting a sinister nationwide blitz to 'occupy' MPs' homes ahead of the General Election, a Mail on Sunday investigation has found. The Just Stop Oil action is being partly orchestrated by Phoebe Plummer Sixteen Just Stop Oil members were arrested late last year after staging a disruptive demonstration outside the Prime Minister's home in …

Just Stop Oil protesters hold ‘wide awake’ demo outside Sunak’s London home
1 year ago

Just Stop Oil protesters hold ‘wide awake’ demo outside Sunak’s London home

The Independent  

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UN expert says jail sentences for 'Just Stop Oil' protesters against International law
1 year, 1 month ago

UN expert says jail sentences for 'Just Stop Oil' protesters against International law

Op India  

In October 2022, two protestors of the UK-based group ‘Just Stop Oil’ Marcus Decker and Morgan Trowland disrupted traffic for almost 40 hours on one of the busiest bridges in the United Kingdom. He said, “I am gravely concerned about the potential flow-on effect that the severity of the sentences could have on civil society and the work of activists, …

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested at Westminster demonstration
1 year, 1 month ago

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested at Westminster demonstration

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Metropolitan Police posted on social media: “Officers have arrested 62 Just Stop Oil …

The most troublesome protestors since the suffragettes? Yes, but I back the Stop Oil disrupters
1 year, 4 months ago

The most troublesome protestors since the suffragettes? Yes, but I back the Stop Oil disrupters

The Independent  

I’ve never met Marcus Decker, though I did speak to him once on the phone from his prison cell. Around 110 years ago women arguing for women’s suffrage bombed and burned their way into the headlines, with an estimated cost to the British economy of well over £100m. Dr Tristram Wyatt, a senior Oxford zoologist at the gathering, told them: …

Mothers unite against Just Stop Oil: Furious woman trying to get newborn baby to hospital blasts eco-zealots as they halt traffic - while another pram-pushing mother tells them 'You're not God!'
1 year, 5 months ago

Mothers unite against Just Stop Oil: Furious woman trying to get newborn baby to hospital blasts eco-zealots as they halt traffic - while another pram-pushing mother tells them 'You're not God!'

Daily Mail  

Mothers united to give Just Stop Oil a dressing down this morning, clashing with the eco-zealots over their tone-deaf disruption. E-mail: [email protected] The mother told him 'I have got a baby in my car and we have to get to hospital' at the protest Then another mother joined in and berated the activists for blocking the roads again today The …

Watch: Just Stop Oil activists blocked by human chain of counter-protestors
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch: Just Stop Oil activists blocked by human chain of counter-protestors

Hindustan Times  

Environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil, faced a tough day on the streets of London while preparing to slow march in Elephant & Castle. Counter-protestors making a human chain around Just Stop Oil activists. Supporters of Just Stop Oil were met with a counter-protest while preparing to slow march in Elephant & Castle, but after explaining their reasoning for demanding …

Moment bus driver nudges Just Stop Oil slow marchers to move faster along the road after angry bystander rails 'they've never done a day's work in their life'
1 year, 5 months ago

Moment bus driver nudges Just Stop Oil slow marchers to move faster along the road after angry bystander rails 'they've never done a day's work in their life'

Daily Mail  

Are you or do you know the gentleman? E-mail: [email protected] Pensioner gave eco-zealots a piece of his mind as he slated their slow march This is the moment a fed-up bus driver gently nudged Just Stop Oil protesters along a road after their march disrupted his journey. This is the moment a fed-up bus driver gently nudged Just Stop Oil …

Just Stop Kammy? Eco-zealots plaguing London's streets block football legend Chris Kamara on his way to a TV appearance, as their protests continue
1 year, 5 months ago

Just Stop Kammy? Eco-zealots plaguing London's streets block football legend Chris Kamara on his way to a TV appearance, as their protests continue

Daily Mail  

Sky Sports' Chris Kamara was caught up in Just Stop Oil chaos this morning Just Stop Oil have launched another disruptive protest in London this morning by targeting five locations resulting in pedestrians pushing them into the road and Sky Sports' Chris Kamara being delayed for a TV appearance. An activist was Sky Sports' Chris Kamara was caught up in …

Just Stop Oil protesters spill into London streets to disrupt traffic
1 year, 5 months ago

Just Stop Oil protesters spill into London streets to disrupt traffic

Daily Mail  

Just Stop Oil has been warned by Rishi Sunak that he 'will not let eco-zealots ruin the British summer' after a day of action that targeted 15 locations with 200 protesters. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said today that he wouldn't be 'giving into eco-zealots disrupting all of the things over the British summer' A furious member of the public started …

Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship

Associated Press  

LONDON — The technicolor, dance-filled London Pride march briefly came to a halt Saturday as climate activists blocked a Coca-Cola float to protest event organizers accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries.” Seven members of the group Just Stop Oil were arrested for public nuisance offenses, police said. “High-polluting industries and the banks that fund them now see Pride as a …

‘I’m a London liberal and I hate you,’ cyclist tells Just Stop Oil activists
1 year, 6 months ago

‘I’m a London liberal and I hate you,’ cyclist tells Just Stop Oil activists

The Telegraph  

A cyclist and self-described north London liberal berated Just Stop Oil protesters on Monday, saying “I hate you” and accusing the activists of “hurting the green cause”. Putting the group’s public relations problem in stark terms, the commuter told the slow marchers who were blocking traffic: “Everyone hates you.” This intervention was applauded by onlookers, who appeared to be similarly …

Just Stop Oil London protest today sees protestors attacked by drivers as slow march blocks London bridges
1 year, 7 months ago

Just Stop Oil London protest today sees protestors attacked by drivers as slow march blocks London bridges

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Forty-five Just Stop Oil activists blocked the roads on Blackfriars, London and Tower bridges …

Man interrupts Just Stop Oil protest, throwing activist to the ground
1 year, 7 months ago

Man interrupts Just Stop Oil protest, throwing activist to the ground

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Just Stop Oil protestor has been thrown to the …

Police investigate after Just Stop Oil activist ‘involved in collision’ with car
1 year, 7 months ago

Police investigate after Just Stop Oil activist ‘involved in collision’ with car

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We will get off the road when the Government makes a meaningful statement to …

Just Stop Oil activists disrupt traffic in central London
1 year, 7 months ago

Just Stop Oil activists disrupt traffic in central London

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Members of the group, which said around 160 people took part in the demonstration, …

Extinction Rebellion begins protest in streets of central London
1 year, 8 months ago

Extinction Rebellion begins protest in streets of central London

The Independent  

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Just Stop Oil warn they may start slashing famous artworks to escalate climate change campaign
2 years ago

Just Stop Oil warn they may start slashing famous artworks to escalate climate change campaign

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just Stop Oil have said they may consider slashing valuable paintings if the government does …

DAN WOOTTON: Just Stop Oil are not protestors ­- they're a deranged criminal eco-terrorist cult
2 years, 1 month ago

DAN WOOTTON: Just Stop Oil are not protestors ­- they're a deranged criminal eco-terrorist cult

Daily Mail  

Is it going to take countless deaths on our roads to bring to an end the madness of Just Stop Oil? DAN WOOTTON: For the fourth day in a row, the deranged criminal eco-terrorist cult this morning stopped traffic on the M25 yet again by dangerously scaling gantries On her crappy podcast where she, without irony, also extolled the virtues …

Climate protesters block UK’s busiest motorway for second day
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate protesters block UK’s busiest motorway for second day

Al Jazeera  

Just Stop Oil activists climb gantries along multiple parts of the M25, forcing closures. Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked parts of the United Kingdom’s busiest motorway for a second successive day, bringing rush-hour traffic to a standstill as they call for more government action to tackle climate change. The campaign group said on Tuesday morning that 15 activists had …

Climate activists defend law-breaking tactics as Just Stop Oil protests continue
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate activists defend law-breaking tactics as Just Stop Oil protests continue

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Indigo Rumbelow, a Just Stop Oil protester, told BBC Radio 4’s today programme on …

Climate activists block New York’s Park Avenue: ‘Tax the rich’
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate activists block New York’s Park Avenue: ‘Tax the rich’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protestors blocked New York City’s Park Avenue on Tuesday, demanding action on the climate crisis …

Just Stop Oil protesters ‘wrong and arrogant’, says Keir Starmer
2 years, 2 months ago

Just Stop Oil protesters ‘wrong and arrogant’, says Keir Starmer

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer has said the Just Stop Oil climate activists who have stopped traffic and thrown food at valuable paintings are “wrong and arrogant”. Sir Keir said he did not know how activists blocking roads “can look in eye the families who have got someone in the back of an ambulance”, adding: “They certainly wouldn’t be able to look …

Just Stop Oil protesters halt traffic and throw soup over Government department
2 years, 2 months ago

Just Stop Oil protesters halt traffic and throw soup over Government department

The Independent  

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Two ‘Just Stop Oil’ protesters scale major UK bridge causing huge traffic delays
2 years, 2 months ago

Two ‘Just Stop Oil’ protesters scale major UK bridge causing huge traffic delays

Hindustan Times  

Two UK climate protesters scaled a major road bridge over the River Thames on Monday causing huge traffic delays, days after activists threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" masterpiece. The Just Stop Oil protesters climbed more than 80 metres up one of the towers of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which is used by an estimated 160,000 vehicles …

Just Stop Oil activists spray paint on Aston Martin showroom in London
2 years, 2 months ago

Just Stop Oil activists spray paint on Aston Martin showroom in London

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just Stop Oil protesters have sprayed paint over a luxury …

Just Stop Oil demonstrators blocking roads clash with drivers on 13th day of protests
2 years, 2 months ago

Just Stop Oil demonstrators blocking roads clash with drivers on 13th day of protests

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Just Stop Oil protesters blocked roads in Southwark on Thursday “Let the police deal with …

Just Stop Oil protesters in road block fire engine and ambulance during demonstration
2 years, 2 months ago

Just Stop Oil protesters in road block fire engine and ambulance during demonstration

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Footage shows just under a dozen officers engaging with the protestors in an attempt to move them on Just …

Police arrest 137 Just Stop Oil protesters in a week
2 years, 3 months ago

Police arrest 137 Just Stop Oil protesters in a week

Daily Mail  

Police have arrested a further 137 protestors from eco-group Just Stop Oil in a week as the activists targeted seven petrol stations, 'decommissioning' pumps across London this morning. More than 50 protesters are involved in the action, days after 31 people were arrested for disrupting stations on the M25 Members of the group smashed screens at petrol pumps and spray …

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