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Just Stop Oil targets think tank over role in protest crackdown

Activists targeted Policy Exchange after openDemocracy revealed it received Big Oil funding and helped draft law

Just Stop Oil targets think tank over role in protest crackdown
Protesters said they targeted the think tank because of its Big Oil funding. | Just Stop Oil
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Just Stop Oil activists have targeted a think tank that helped draft “draconian” new laws cracking down on climate protesters.

Two members of the direct action group threw orange paint on the headquarters of Policy Exchange, a right-wing think tank that the prime minister last month credited with helping draft a controversial bill that handed new anti-protest powers to police.

The protesters said they took action against Policy Exchange after openDemocracy revealed the think tank secretly received funding from oil giant ExxonMobil prior to recommending restrictions on climate protests.