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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Amelia Hill

‘No drilling! No drilling!’: climate choir sings truth to power in Palace of Westminster

People sing while holding signs made out of plastic with slogans including 'Green energy is cheap energy' and 'Stop Rosebank'
Climate Choir Movement singers outside parliament on Thursday. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Making an elaborate, distracting fuss, the climate choir’s 100-strong decoy choir gets into position on the pavement outside parliament. Police gather and hover nearby.

Politicians rush past on their way into the House of Commons, smiling benignly as the decoy choir launches into a hearty, opening song. Distracted by the music, they do not notice that most of the well-dressed people entering St Stephen’s Hall with them are looking nervous and walking stiffly.

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