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Just Stop Oil supporters block Piccadilly Circus on 9th day of disruption in London

Just Stop Oil supporters are slow marching and blocking roads in Central London today causing delays and disruption for the ninth day running. They are demanding that the government halts all new oil and gas licences and consents.  [1] Over 80 ordinary people – teachers, builders, volunteers, mums and dads – are involved in today’s […]

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Just Stop Oil supporters joined by Animal Rebellion on 8th day of disruption in London

Just Stop Oil  supporters blocked three major roads in central London this morning causing severe traffic disruption for the eighth day running as they demand that the government halts all new oil and gas licenses and consents.  [1] This morning, around 40 Just Stop Oil supporters established roadblocks on three roads adjacent to the A501,

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Civil resistance at HMP Altcourse as Just Stop Oil supporter faces more than 6 months in prison without trial

A coalition of groups opposed to new oil and gas gathered outside HMP Altcourse in Liverpool this afternoon to show support for prisoners being held unjustly in UK prisons. [1] The demonstration was called in reaction to news yesterday that Louis McKechnie, 21, an engineering student from Weymouth, who invaded the Formula One racetrack at Silverstone

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“We will not be silenced!” Just Stop Oil supporter walks free with suspended sentence after M25 gantry action

A Just Stop Oil supporter who climbed a motorway gantry earlier this year in response to the news that UK temperatures rose above 40C for the first time ever, received a suspended sentence at the High Court in London today.  [1] Louise Lancaster, 56, a former teacher and mother of three from Cambridge appeared at

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Just Stop Oil supporters block roads around Westminster for 7th day to demand no new oil and gas

Around 25 supporters of Just Stop Oil have disrupted traffic on two roads leading to Vauxhall Bridge, in London today. It is the seventh day in a row that action has been taken to demand that the government halts all new oil and gas licenses and consents.  [1] Several groups have blocked roads to the

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Court testimony of Rajan Naidu who was released from HMP Birmingham earlier today.

“There are three elephants in the courtroom, the climate and ecological crisis, the sixth mass extinction, and institutional corruption. – Fossil fuel corporations are, without doubt, are major contributors to catastrophic climate change. – We have, on the one hand, fossil fuel corporations and the politicians who both protect and financially benefit from them. Fossil

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To resist is democratic

Democracy is a precious, and essential part of our society. Our leadership must always be accountable to the people, and if they are not, we risk oppression. We are, without a doubt, lucky to live in a liberal representational democracy, and when the time comes to vote, we should. So why then, are people acting

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Just Stop Oil supporters block roads around Trafalgar Square in sixth day of resistance

** Correction – release previously incorrectly stated that queer supporters of Just Stop Oil had climbed police cars. We have now confirmed that this did not happen. ** Around 35 supporters of Just Stop Oil have disrupted traffic in Westminster today for the sixth day in a row to demand that the government halts all

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Just Stop Oil block approach roads to Lambeth Bridge

Just Stop Oil supporters block approach to Lambeth Bridge on fifth day of action to demand no new oil and gas

Around 30 supporters of Just Stop Oil have disrupted traffic in Westminster today for the fifth day in a row to demand an end to new oil and gas.  [1] The group sat down on the approach roads to Lambeth Bridge at 11.30am establishing roadblocks and halting traffic on two key roads. Some have glued

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Just Stop Oil supporters block Parliament Square on fourth day of action to demand no new oil and gas

Around 60 supporters of Just Stop Oil have disrupted traffic in Westminster today for the fourth day in a row to demand an end to new oil and gas.  [1] The group chanted “no new oil” outside Downing Street before marching in the road towards Parliament Square where they established roadblocks on all four sides

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