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Revealed: Policing bill was dreamed up by secretive oil-funded think tank

Controversial anti-protest law may have originated in briefing from Policy Exchange, our investigation reveals

By Adam Bychawski

/ 15 Jun 2022

Revealed: Policing bill was dreamed up by secretive oil-funded think tank

I didn’t understand finance until I quit the City and joined XR

At the age of 56, I know more about money and wealth than I ever did as a banker. Here’s what I’ve learned

By Andrew Medhurst

/ 14 Jun 2022

I didn’t understand finance until I quit the City and joined XR

‘I was called a national security threat because I organised a protest’

Police banned Sam Knights from the Labour Party conference because of his climate campaign work. He argues we must protect the right to protest

By Samuel Knights

/ 30 Mar 2022

‘I was called a national security threat because I organised a protest’

UK activists keep being acquitted by juries. What does that mean for protest?

Much to the anger of the government and the right-wing media, juries simply aren't buying that any disruptions must be seen as illegal

By Paul Rogers

/ 22 Jan 2022

UK activists keep being acquitted by juries. What does that mean for protest?

As a former officer, I'm horrified by England and Wales’s Police Bill

The bill could spell the end of policing by consent – and force police leaders to decide whether to use draconian powers on peaceful protesters

By Richard Ecclestone

/ 13 Jan 2022

As a former officer, I'm horrified by England and Wales’s Police Bill

Insulate Britain: ‘Stand with us against UK government or face end of civilisation’

My talkRADIO interview exposed the absurdity of those who doubt the urgency of the climate crisis. Now it’s time for action. Will you join us?

By Cameron Ford

/ 16 Nov 2021

Insulate Britain: ‘Stand with us against UK government or face end of civilisation’

Preparing for the end of the world as we know it

For many Indigenous people, the collapse of our current system is not necessarily bad news.

By The Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures collective

/ 24 Aug 2020

Preparing for the end of the world as we know it

Exclusive: Police chief urged Priti Patel to use Extinction Rebellion ‘opportunity’ to curb protest rights

Boris Johnson says protest ‘a key part of democracy’. But new documents show Met Police boss urging government to use XR demos as a ‘much-needed opportunity’ to limit protest laws

By Peter Geoghegan and Jenna Corderoy

/ 4 Jun 2020

Exclusive: Police chief urged Priti Patel to use Extinction Rebellion ‘opportunity’ to curb protest rights

2025 no more? The Tory victory, XR, and the coming storms

There’s no chance of Boris Johnson’s government implementing any of Extinction Rebellion’s “three demands” to save the climate and biodiversity. So what now?

By Rupert Read and Frank Scavelli

/ 16 Jan 2020