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The existential question for climate activists: have disruption tactics stopped working?

As XR shifts away from radical action and the UK government restricts the right to protest, the climate movement is asking tough questions, says author Jack Shenker

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion target London Fashion Week with oil stunt and ‘die in’

The activist group were aiming to highlight Coca-Cola’s impact on the environment

Evening Standard

‘They’ve taken away my freedom’: the truth about the UK state’s crackdown on protesters

Dozens of people have been imprisoned, as changes in the law are used to curb protest. Is it part of a turn towards a more authoritarian state?

The Guardian - UK

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Extinction Rebellion throw black paint over Michael Gove’s London office

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion throw black paint over Michael Gove’s office

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria.

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion says 'we quit' – why radical eco-activism has a short shelf life

The protest group Extinction Rebellion (XR) has released a statement with the clickbait headline “We Quit”. Dashing the hopes of climate denialists everywhere, the group is not shutting up shop (yet), it is merely changing tactics. XR is keeping its options open, saying there is “a controversial resolution to temporarily…

The Conversation

Extinction Rebellion says members won't be gluing themselves to public places in 2023

The group says it is its 'new year's resolution'

Bristol Post

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Extinction Rebellion to ‘shift away from public disruption’ after year of divisive protests

Climate group says it will temporarily stop using public disruption as ‘primary tactic’

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion vow to stop protests that disrupt public in New Year's resolution

The climate group, which uses radical protesting tactics such as blockading traffic and spray painting buildings, said “very little has changed – emissions continue to rise and our planet is dying at an accelerated rate"

Daily Mirror

Extinction Rebellion will 'shift away from public disruption' - for now

Climate campaign has said it is to temporarily stop using public disruption tactics

Wales Online

Extinction Rebellion announces move away from disruptive tactics

Climate protest group says temporary shift will ‘prioritise relationships over roadblocks’

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion ‘to temporarily shift away from public disruption’

The climate activists said they are making a ‘resolution to temporarily shift’ from disruption tactics because ‘very little has changed’.

The Independent UK

‘We’ll be hated, but it will stir things up’: Insulate Britain on what happened next – and being right all along

Their sit-down protests caused chaos on roads and made them a target for tabloid ire and drivers’ fury. Then an energy crisis hit – and now the government is playing catchup as we shiver in our draughty homes

The Guardian - UK

Inside Just Stop Oil: ‘If I just waved a placard, nothing would change’

As police predict more disruption from Just Stop Oil, Kate Wills goes behind the orange banners to learn how the protest group operate—from coping techniques to an emotional support hotline

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

If you’re outraged by XR and Just Stop Oil, imagine how disruptive climate breakdown will be

Focusing on activists only detracts from what we should be angry about, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Wales Online

'You f***ing headcase': Angry passer-by clashes with protesters chained to bank in Cardiff

'Look at the chaos you've caused,' said one passer-by outside Extinction Rebellion's occupation of Barclays bank in St David's Way

The National (Scotland)

Climate activists target fossil fuel backing bank in Glasgow on eve of COP27

XR activists staged a protest outside of JP Morgan's Glasgow office

The Guardian - UK

Roadblocks, soup hurling, superglue … Just Stop Oil protests divide activists on direct action

As a month of climate protests ends, environmentalists are split on whether disruption or moderation is best to galvanise change

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The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil says only threat of death sentence would stop its protests

Climate activists defiant as public order bill aims to curtail civil disobedience tactics

Salon

Van Gogh soup stunt sparks criticism

"The piece is fine. But the damage to the spirit of it isn't," said one writer. "Ignorance wins."

The Guardian - UK

‘It was terrifying’: Stop Oil activists on the new battle against fossil fuel

An end to new oil and gas projects remains a key demand, but protesters now want taxes on big polluters and basic energy for all

The Independent UK

Priti Patel tells MPs to ‘shut up’ as she sets out her legacy as home secretary

Outgoing minister says she is ‘proud’ of record in three years in charge at Home Office

The Independent UK

Speaker hints at tightening of Commons security after Extinction Rebellion protest

XR activists booked on an official tour of the building on Friday and superglued themselves in a chain around the Speaker’s chair.

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion protests have cost police £60million since 2019

XR members are expected to take to the streets of London again for three days from September 10

Bristol Post

Extinction Rebellion protesters to march through Bristol city centre this weekend

XR say it is 'likely to cause some traffic disruption on the city centre roads'

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