Extinction Rebellion is wrong – capitalism is not to blame for climate change
Divided Germany provided a solid basis for comparison, with a market economy system in the West and a planned economy system in the East. The German historian…
True Tories have nothing in common with Extinction Rebellion zealots
After a brief lull Extinction Rebellion is back, wrecking Easter holiday plans and disrupting the lives of ordinary working people. And this week they briefly found a…
Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to oil tanker near Hyde Park
The “highly disruptive” action came at the end of 10 days of demonstrations in London by Extinction Rebellion. The group made an immediate demand for an end…
Extinction Rebellion protests trigger fuel crisis at Birmingham airport
Extinction Rebellion protests forced Birmingham airport to ask aircraft to land with enough fuel for return trips after its tanks risked running dry. Protests at the Kingsbury…
Ben Goldsmith faces mounting calls to quit after declaring: ‘I’m with Extinction Rebellion’
A millionaire senior Conservative environmental adviser is facing calls to quit after he said that he stood “with Extinction Rebellion” over its protests at oil refineries. Ben…
Oil protestors force one in three petrol stations in southern England to close
One in three petrol stations were forced to close in southern England because of oil protests, fuel campaigners have said. On their tenth day of action, activists…
Net zero is a conspiracy against British voters
The law has never looked like more of an ass than in the decision by a court to issue an interim driving disqualification to a mother who…
Eco protesters ‘playing into Putin’s hands’ by blockading oil sites
Esso, which operated four of the 10 sites, said by mid-afternoon that three had been cleared and it expected to reopen all of them “shortly”. Tobias Ellwood,…
Green extremists must be shunned
If the public had any sympathy left for radical environmental activists who use disruptive tactics in the ludicrous belief that they will somehow save the planet, it…
Just Stop Oil protesters block ten ‘critical’ oil terminals on day of energy price rises
Mr Smith also said Extinction Rebellion will launch daily protests in London involving “mass participation on the streets” from April 9. In an online briefing, spokesman Andrew…
Extinction Rebellion founder confronted by daughter over his tactics
A co-founder of Extinction Rebellion was confronted by his daughter over his tactics, a new Netflix documentary shows, as activists say he was obsessed with being arrested….
Extinction Rebellion’s eco-fanatics are the very definition of dangerous extremism
As the writer Dennis Potter was dying of cancer he memorably mentioned that he felt unjustifiably surprised that his psoriasis hadn’t now had the decency to leave…
Does the world have too many people – or not enough?
In the 2nd century AD, the theologist Tertullian issued a warning that could have come from an Extinction Rebellion pamphlet. Humanity’s growing numbers had become “too burdensome”,…
My ‘debate’ with Extinction Rebellion confirmed all my worst fears about this eco doom cult
Rarely have I looked forward to a debate with less relish than the one I appeared in on Thursday night at the Cambridge Union. The motion was…
The eco mob are determined to extinguish Christmas itself
Did I ever mention just how much I appreciate an illuminated Santa stuck onto the front of a suburban semi? Twinkling penguin inflatables? Ooh yes please. And…