Climate change protesters to target Bank of England on Thursday with ‘green QE’ demands April 29, 2019 Climate change protesters have announced that they will target the City’s Bank of England on Thursday, with demands that future stimulus bond buying is done with green goals in mind. Read more: Businesses must tackle climate change or 'fail to exist', Carney warns The protests, organised by campaign groups Positive Money and Fossil Free London, will [...]
A pro-business mayor? Khan is less so than Livingstone April 29, 2019 Before he was elected, Sadiq Khan promised – in this newspaper and elsewhere – to be the “most pro-business mayor yet”. In a literal sense, that pledge was already a bit limited, because Khan has only had two predecessors: Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. The first one was an apologist for assorted Communist regimes. In [...]
‘Banksy artwork’ appears at Marble Arch after two weeks of Extinction Rebellion protests April 26, 2019 Artwork believed to be the work of Banksy has appeared overnight at one of the major sites of the last fortnight’s climate change protests. Read more: Climate protesters blockade Treasury in action against finance sector The image in Marble Arch depicts a child in a headscarf holding a placard with the symbol of protest organisers [...]
Business can help Britain lead the green race to a better future April 26, 2019 One of the things that has been keeping me sane over the past three months as the twists and turns of Brexit have taken their toll is working on climate change. I’ve had the privilege of being part of an expert group providing advice to the UK Committee on Climate Change on the move to [...]
Extinction Rebellion protests: Protesters glue themselves to HM Treasury in day of action targeting finance sector April 25, 2019 Environmental protesters have glued themselves to the HM Treasury building as part of a day of action targeting the financial industry. More than 300 Extinction Rebellion activists staged protests across the Square Mile and Canary Wharf as they shifted their focus from London landmarks to the financial sector. Read more: 26 arrested as climate change [...]
Extinction Rebellion protests: 26 arrested after London Stock Exchange climate change protest April 25, 2019 Police arrested 26 people this morning after climate change activists blocked the London Stock Exchange as the Extinction Rebellion protest group targeted Square Mile financial institutions. Read more: Climate change protesters glue themselves to London Stock Exchange The Metropolitan Police said they were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespassing. Meanwhile other activists were demonstrating outside [...]
Extinction Rebellion: Climate change protesters target London Stock Exchange and Canary Wharf station April 25, 2019 Climate change protesters glued themselves to the London Stock Exchange this morning as they target the City of London in their last day of activism after two weeks . A string of seven Extinction Rebellion protesters have blocked the entrance to the exchange, with campaigners dressed in what they described as “Robocop-style” masks with the [...]
Extinction Rebellion protests: Police issue warning as eco-activists prepare to target City of London businesses April 24, 2019 Climate change activists are planning to target financial institutions in the Square Mile tomorrow, police have warned. Extinction Rebellion, the eco-activism group, is planning to disrupt roads and the transport network in the City as part of a fortnight of action across the capital. Read more: Police charge 71 in relation to Extinction Rebellion protests [...]
Police charge 71 in relation to Extinction Rebellion protests as activists take over Parliament Square April 23, 2019 Police have charged 71 people in connection with ongoing Extinction Rebellion climate protests in central London. Read more: Climate change protest: Activists to march on Westminster The Metropolitan Police today said they had brought charges for “various offences” including blocking roads and obstructing police, as widespread protests continue this week. Activists have today gathered in [...]
Protesters vow to stage ‘huge’ anti-Trump demonstration if state visit goes ahead April 23, 2019 Protesters have vowed to launch a “huge demonstration” against Donald Trump if his state visit to the UK goes ahead this summer. Read more: Trump plans to return to the UK this summer The Stop Trump coalition, the group which organised a march claiming to consist of 250,000 people when the US President came on [...]