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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: Policing bill was dreamed up by secretive oil-funded think tankControversial anti-protest law may have originated in briefing from Policy Exchange, our investigation reveals
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionI didn’t understand finance until I quit the City and joined XRAt the age of 56, I know more about money and wealth than I ever did as a banker. Here’s what I’ve learned
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Published in: Home: Opinion‘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...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionUK 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...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionAs a former officer, I'm horrified by England and Wales’s Police BillThe bill could spell the end of policing by consent – and force police leaders to decide whether to use draconian...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionInsulate 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...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPreparing for the end of the world as we know itFor many Indigenous people, the collapse of our current system is not necessarily bad news.
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Published in: Home: InvestigationExclusive: Police chief urged Priti Patel to use Extinction Rebellion ‘opportunity’ to curb protest rightsBoris Johnson says protest ‘a key part of democracy’. But new documents show Met Police boss urging government to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion2025 no more? The Tory victory, XR, and the coming stormsThere’s no chance of Boris Johnson’s government implementing any of Extinction Rebellion’s “three demands” to save...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionXR UK: Telling the truth through targeted disruptionXR should focus its pressure on disrupting the government, and on polluting companies and the banks that fund them.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionSystem change, not climate change! What 'The Good Place' can teach us about climate actionIt’s pointless to blame Extinction Rebellion activists for eating McDonalds. Like in the TV show The Good Place,...
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Published in: HomeHistoric protests and today’s politics give hope for Extinction RebellionThe Greenham Common peace camp and other 1980s anti-nuclear activists made a real difference – now a stronger tide...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJust where does this rage against climate activists come from?As Extinction Rebellion launch the next phase of their rebellion on Monday (7th), it’s timely to ask just why the...
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Published in: ourEconomyIn the age of extinction, who is extreme? A response to Policy ExchangeExtinction Rebellion’s program is coherent and necessary, we should defend it from the right-wing think tank's attacks.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDo the Tories care about climate breakdown? The next two months will reveal allIn 2015 the Cameron government scrapped vital laws and policies to tackle climate change. May could reverse these...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKExtinction Rebellion’s “regenerative culture” could be just as revolutionary as its demandsBehind the eye-catching arrest tactics, XR’s culture of conversation, care, crew and eschewing celebrity could be...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKXR have changed the conversation - and it's time for other activists to recognise thatClimate activists have always made mistakes, and Extinction Rebellion has too. But passing judgement on their...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
