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EX500rider

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7. Because to get reelected politicians have to pay some attention to what the voters want...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:06 PM

Mar 29

....and what they really don't want is wankers who claim to be against the burning of oil illegally blocking traffic and causing cars to sit stuck in gridlock and burn even MORE oil.
And maybe less defacing public icons like Stonehenge etc

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Quakers say London police arrested six people at meeting on climate change, Gaza [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Mar 29 OP

Wow! Will be interesting to see on what grounds this was predicated on. Lawsuit! dutch777 Mar 29 #1

"suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance" - which is a bullshit move muriel_volestrangler Mar 29 #5

Britain has brutally punished climate activists lately Easterncedar Mar 29 #2

The UK is a democracy & the Just Stop Oil protesters have made themselves VERY unpopular EX500rider Mar 29 #3

Thankfully, "unpopularity" is not a criminal offence muriel_volestrangler Mar 29 #4

Because to get reelected politicians have to pay some attention to what the voters want... EX500rider Mar 29 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Rob H. Mar 29 #6

Oh....them. Not exactly winning "hearts and minds" with those tatics. 🙄 😑 electric_blue68 Mar 29 #8