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Rishi Sunak accused of trying to pass 'pointless' new laws to curb disruptive protests

Labour leader Keir Starmer said police already have the powers to tackle groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, and called on No10 to talk to chief constables to clarify what they can do

Daily Mirror

Westminster’s move to block gender bill is ‘full-frontal attack’ on Scottish parliament, says Sturgeon – as it happened

Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish government will defend its legislation ‘and stand up for Scotland’s parliament’

The Guardian - UK

Why food is such a powerful symbol in political protest

Food is a hot issue in today’s activism. Last year, UK climate group Just Stop Oil hurled tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Later they smeared cake on a Madame Tussauds waxwork of King Charles. Protesters affiliated with the German group Letzte Generation…

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Just Stop Oil refuse to rule out disrupting King’s coronation this summer

The environmental protest group has said it could potentially target the King’s Coronation on May 6 in London

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer accepted thousands from Just Stop Oil and XR donor

Renewables guru Dale Vince funded activists condemned by Labour leader as ‘wrong’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak plans to crack down on ‘go-slow’ protests used by Just Stop Oil

PM aims to further restrict right to demonstrate by giving police powers to tackle fuel protesters’ latest tactic

The Guardian - UK

The Quiz of the Year 2022

It was the year of strikes, sewage and Sue Gray’s report, but how well do you really remember 2022? Let quiz master Nick Curtis put you to the test

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Why confrontational activism works

You're not supposed to like it when protesters throw soup on a van Gogh

Salon

The year in climate change

Another year for historic storms and heat waves, spirited protest and fierce debate over rising temperatures

Salon

We will be thanking Just Stop Oil protesters in years to come

Letters: Nan Howitt praises the courage and bravery of activists campaigning for a greener, cleaner world, and Paul Fisher says that in the future people will wish they had listened to them

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil march in Clapham against government ‘clampdown’ with Camden protest to follow

Activists step up protests after Michael Gove approves Cumbria coal mine

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil protesters march through London in support of jailed of activists

Just Stop Oil protesters marched through London blocking traffic in a protest in support of 150 of their jailed activists.

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil activists disrupt energy awards bash in Aberdeen

Eco warriors staged a loud demonstration outside the Offshore Energies UK event at Aberdeen’s P&J Live venue with drums, singing and chanting.

Daily Record

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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Financial Times

Can Just Stop Oil make the case for protest?

The climate activists know their tactics make people angry — and they believe that’s a price worth paying

The Guardian - UK

Memo to Just Stop Oil and everyone risking all to save the planet: we need a rethink

We must find new ways to protest and keep the public on side, says Feyzi Ismail, lecturer in global policy and activism at Goldsmiths university

Los Angeles Times

Best of 2022: The biggest art stories mattered more than soup thrown on a Van Gogh

LOS ANGELES — The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, but museum and gallery exhibitions are getting back on track. Rather than write the usual list of 10 best shows, I'm sharing these 10 art stories that caught my eye this year.

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil disrupt traffic at Bricklayers Arms roundabout in south London

Fifteen climate activists held banners and chanted as they walked on the road

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The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil’s message to Suella Braverman: threaten us all you like – we’re not listening

Ministers have shattered the legal system and are failing to tackle the climate crisis. Now they are making protesters their scapegoats, says activist Indigo Rumbelow

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil activists occupy beds in Harrods in protest against fuel poverty

Protesters take to luxury beds and sofas in London store to call for action on ‘sky-rocketing’ energy bills

Daily Mirror

Harrods comes under siege as protestors hijack bed and sofa displays

Just Stop Oil activists got into a bed and laid on sofas in the Harrods department store, in Knightsbridge, London, before being escorted out by a reported 20 security guards

The Guardian - UK

State response to Just Stop Oil must be within the law, says Sadiq Khan

London mayor’s demand comes as civil rights campaigners criticise PM’s promise to increase police powers

The Independent UK

Action against Just Stop Oil must be ‘within the law’, says London Mayor

Rishi Sunak pledged on Thursday that police will have whatever powers required to crack down on disruptive protests.

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil protesters ‘less assertive’ because suspected leaders in custody, Met boss says

Protesters have been marching on roads instead of gluing their hands to them

The Independent UK

Sunak pledges more police powers to tackle ‘completely unacceptable’ protests

Suella Braverman and policing minister Chris Philp met with police chiefs to discuss tackling the ‘guerrilla tactics’ used by Just Stop Oil.

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