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POLICE IN LONDON have arrested more than 1,000 people in connection with the ongoing Extinction Rebellion protests across the city.
Yesterday activists targeted London City Airport, attempting an occupation of the terminal building as hundreds blocked the main entrance.
One man delayed a flight when he stood up just before take-off and began to deliver a lecture on climate change.
Another, former Paralympic cyclist James Brown, climbed on top of a British Airways jet, prompting criticism from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who described the act as “reckless, stupid and dangerous”.
This morning protesters blockaded the BBC’s central London headquarters.
Today London City Airport said it is open and operating as normal.
However there are additional boarding pass checks at the main entrance to the airport to ensure no one without a boarding pass can gain access to the terminal.
Deputy Assistant Commission Laurence Taylor said the more than 1,000 people who had been arrested were being processed by a large number of officers.
He said the majority of protest sites across the city had been cleared, leaving just Trafalgar Square and a handful of people left in St James’ Park.
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How many people who had appointments, [many poorer people who had waited a few years to see their specialist at the Hospital could not get a bus, a TAXI, [impossible all week ] ? How many people were late for chemotherapy, or did not get there at all because of the crowds? Anyone like myself have a Catscan and not know how the heck they were going to get to the said hospital where I had to have it ? this is dangerous too. Let’s even things out a bit.
@Rosie: I’d say minimal as opposed to the 10s of thousands who have had their homes destroyed or died as a result of the climate catastrophy.
@Paraic: Was that the great fictional catastrophy of 2030 you made up in your head?
@Paraic: you still spouting rubbish?
@Mick Byrne: No, it was a very real continental heatwave that is estimated to have brought about the deaths of 10s of thousands in Europe and Australia last summer. The death of more than 60 in the Bahamas by hurricane Dorian, the deaths of Californian citizens and firefighters last year. But you wouldn’t know anything about extreme weather events occurring all around the globe, because your head is still in the sand.
@Paraic: was CO2 to blame for the China floods in 1931 that killed into the millions?
What about the Bangladesh cyclone of 1942 killing 60,000 people?
These days you grab any weather event and point to it that it’s proof of man-made climate change.
Intense weather events have happened for centuries and will continue to occur for centuries to
come with or without CO2
@Neville Bartos: Of course extreme weather events have occurred in history. However their intensity has risen. It’s interesting that you have to go back so far in time to find comparable events to those that have already occurred this year (and last). You won’t find ANY years in at least the last 10,000 hotter globally either. Also building methods have improved in developing nations, which was a major factor in recorded deaths. Death rates don’t directly correlate with storm intensity. Direct data proving rising storm intensity is available if your care to look for it. Cat 5 hurricanes and heatwaves in particular are the new norm. By the way, the science is unequivocal, so all you are doing is arguing an opinion that has long been refuted by science.
@Paraic: Watch this great interview by Andrew Neil. Deaths from climate catastrophes (weather events) has dropped by around 97% over the last 100 years! Thought you were selling yourself here as someone who knows climate science inside out…
@Paraic: what are you on about?
@Rosie: apparently extinction rebellion is not about global warming according go this article by one of its founders.
https://medium.com/@plaosmos/extinction-rebellion-isnt-about-the-climate-42a0a73d9d49
Good, Their cheered on by FFG here…
Just wasters who move from one campaign to the next.
@sean de paore: And yet another generalised sweeping comment from a hardcore FFG supporter. Bravo.
@Shakka1244: I’m no FG or FF supporter far from it but he’s right
@Jonny: Thanks Jonny. I stand corrected. You have completely changed my mind with your superbly articulated opinion.
Shocking should be arrested
I can see why people are angry about the inconvenience to the everyday people of London. At the same time I can see why those protesting need to go to such lengths in their protests as well. They are holding up traffic. As a species we are holding up climate change action.
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