Putin's useful idiots to target UK oil and gas production
The Times, 15 February 2022The successor movement to Insulate Britain was launched yesterday and delivered an ultimatum to Downing Street that if its demands were not met it would be its “duty to intervene”.
The letter was delivered by members of Just Stop Oil (JSO), formed by, the mastermind behind Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain, which brought motorways and roads to a standstill 19 times between September and November last year.
The ultimatum called for the government to make “a statement that it will immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK”.
It continued: “If you do not provide such assurance by March 14, it will be our duty to intervene — to prevent the ultimate crime against our country, humanity and life on Earth.”
The Times revealed last month that JSO intends to disrupt oil supplies if its demands are not met, targeting oil refineries and petrol stations.
Hallam, 55, has been touring universities around the country in an effort to recruit students to the cause. The group is believed to have more than 500 signed-up members. Insulate Britain had less than 200.
Among those who delivered the letter was Louis McKechnie, 21, an engineering student who was jailed for three months for blocking the M25 with Insulate Britain in October. On being released last month he said he would do it all again.
He said: “We know what needs to be done, it’s simple, Just Stop Oil. Right now. They are doing the opposite.” The climate change committee, which advises the government on its climate targets, said that while Cop26 delivered an increase in ambitions to cut carbon emissions worldwide, the current climate policies of countries did not come close to achieving these aims and would mean a catastrophic 2.7C rise of global heating.
It is understood that as well as students, JSO is seeking to mobilise trade unionists into strike action. A document seen by The Times, which was sent to union branches around the country, said it was “time for trade unionists to honour their radical traditions”.
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ReplyDeleteIf truckers in Canada can blockade a city for a minor issue around vaccine passports, surely Climate Change which threatens all life on earth is worth protests which disrupt fossil fuel companies?
ReplyDeleteProtest must be allowed, but it must also be controlled so it does not cause widespread disruption to the rest of society. So both the truckers and the political activists must be controlled.
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