Opinion: Flat SUV Tyres and Soupy Van Goghs: 2022 Was a Vintage Year for Climate Protest
by Clare Hymer
The government's insatiable protest crackdown has forced climate activists to get creative this year, writes Clare Hymer.
Tag: extinction rebellion
Opinion: Climate Activists Are Back. But Where’s The Movement?
by Sam Knights
The 'radical flank' of the climate movement isn’t functioning as such. That’s because right now, there’s not much of a movement to flank, argues Sam Knights.
Opinion: Armchair Strategists, the Climate Movement Needs You
by Diyora Shadijanova
Comradely criticism of protest strategy is a healthy part of democratic movement building, complaining from the sidelines is not, writes Diyora Shadijanova
Report: Animal Rebellion Activists on Why They’re Emptying Supermarkets of Milk to Save the Climate
by Sophie K Rosa
Animal Rebellion is mid-way through a two-week direct action campaign that claims to have emptied supermarket shelves of milk, in a bid to force the government to support a just transition away from animal agriculture. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Opinion: Why I Was Wrong to Write Off Extinction Rebellion in 2018
by Chris Saltmarsh
In 2018, Chris Saltmarsh penned a controversial column for Novara Media explaining why he wouldn’t be joining Extinction Rebellion. Three years later he reconsiders his view in light of progress made inside the organisation.
Opinion: Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain
by Blyth Brentnall
Insulate Britain's comms strategy aims to enter "the Right’s side of the culture war". But nationalist parochialism will alienate many social housing residents while doing little to blunt the anger of motorists, argues Blyth Brentnall.
Downstream: Climate Change Is Violent, That’s Why We Need Sabotage. Aaron Bastani Meets Andreas Malm
From food scarcity to extreme weather, climate change will affect the lives of billions of people around the world. But at what point are its future horrors unacceptable? And how should that shape climate politics now? Aaron Bastani speaks to author Andreas Malm about the limits of today’s activism and what is to be done […]
Analysis: Finally, a Green Party Leadership Race Worth Following
by Ell Folan
After the sudden resignation of both co-leaders, the Greens have been plunged into their most fractious leadership contest yet. It's going to be a battle - and not just over trans rights.
Live: Anti-Vax Protestors Storm ITN Studios
Are anti-vaxxers a threat to the free press? Ash Sarkar is joined by Owen Jones to discuss the protest outside ITN, another 'rare' intervention from Tony Blair, and the Mail on Sunday's absurd hit-piece against Jess Brammar.
Downstream: Why It’s Eco-Socialism or Collapse
Climate change is better understood as climate systems breakdown, and it’s only through the lens of the latter that we can grasp the scale of the crisis ahead. On this episode of Downstream, Aaron Bastani is joined by Mat Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton to discuss their new book, Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the […]
Long Read: Who Dreamt Up the Police Bill? The Police, Of Course
by Sam Knights
The police, crime, sentencing and courts bill didn't come from nowhere. It is the result of years of lobbying by the police, helped by an authoritarian state, rightwing press and pliant opposition. Sam Knights takes a closer look at how it came into being.
Report: Why Are NGOs So Bad at Saving the Planet?
by Ben Smoke
Britain's four largest environmental NGOs rake in hundreds of millions of pounds each year, but critics say they are near useless despite their enormous outgoings. Ben Smoke asks why the movement is failing to take the kind of radical action necessary to fighting climate breakdown.
Report: The Police Are Using Coronavirus to Crack Down on Protest
by Rivkah Brown
Police are forcing organisers to cancel demonstrations or face arrest and a £10,000 fine under new Covid laws. Activists say 'unworkable restrictions' and harsh sanctions pose an escalating threat to the right to protest. Rivkah Brown reports.
Live: Socialism or Extinction
Extinction Rebellion are back on the streets protesting government inaction on the climate. But it’s leadership have angered left wingers by renouncing a banner members made in support of socialism. Is their anti-political stance a dead end? Plus, as schools open the government blackmail workers back into offices, Fox News comes to the UK, and […]
Opinion: Beyond Politics? The Limits of Extinction Rebellion’s Strategy Are Beginning to Show
by Alex May
Extinction Rebellion’s protests against Labour during the election campaign might come across as mind-boggling – but it should come as no surprise, argues Alex May.
Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar Meets Jeremy Corbyn
Ash Sarkar met up with Jeremy Corbyn to talk about his political journey, the movement in power, and whether or not he really killed a rabbit with a pogo stick.
ACFM: #ACFM Microdose: Extinction Rebellion
The #ACFM crew discuss some of the issues and ideas raised by the ongoing Extinction Rebellion protests in London (and around the world).
Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar X Extinction Rebellion: Lovebomb the Cops?
Ash Sarkar visited Extinction Rebellion’s Westminster occupation, to find out whether climate change activists still felt so dedicated to peace, love and positivity after hundreds of their mates were arrested for blockading the streets.